This report provides all the information you require to better understand Genzyme and its partnering interests and activities over the past seven years.

Workers at Sanofi, a top big pharma company had a message for politicians at protests in Paris this month

Genzyme, a pioneer in the development and delivery of transformative therapies for over 30 years, is reviewed in terms of partnering, licensing and M&A interests and activity over recent years

French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has finally struck a deal to acquire U.S. biotech company Genzyme for $20.1 billion plus future payments based on the performance of Genzyme’s experimental multiple sclerosis drug, Lemtrada.

Could it be time to talk in the long-running saga of Sanofi-Aventis’ $18.5 billion bid for Genzyme?

Despite runours, GSK’s Patrick Vallance, senior vice president of medicines discovery and development, says his company isn’t considering a bid for Genzyme

Genzyme officials have said consistently there was a giant gap between Sanofi-Aventis’s $18.5 billion bid for the company and their own view of what the big biotech is actually worth.

LabCorp, one of the US’ largest laboratory testing companies, will acquire the genetic testing business from Genzyme for $925 million in cash.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Sanofi-Aventis is raising some fresh cash as it ponders how it can best break the gridlock that has stymied its quest to acquire Genzyme.

It looks as if Sanofi-Aventis has made a concession.

Genzyme has rejected an $18.5 billion cash offer from Sanofi-Aventis for the biotechnology giant.

Voyager Therapeutics and Genzyme announced a major strategic collaboration to discover, develop and commercialize novel gene therapies for severe CNS disorders

Biopharma partners, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Genzyme, a subsidary of Sanofi, expand their long time collaboration by where Genzyme has invested $700 million in Alnylam. 

Sanofi, a big pharma company, and Genzyme biopharma partners  and announced a $1 million gift to support student success programs in the University of Massachusetts Boston’s College of Science and Mathematics

Genzyme biotech deals AskBio in a licensing agreement for duplex gene therapy vector technology. 

Genzyme and Veracyte announced a global co-promotion partnership to provide a comprehensive solution for thyroid patients. The arrangement will give patients worldwide increased access to an advanced personalized medicine solution for improved diagnosis of thyroid nodules, and the potential to significantly reduce the number of unnecessary thyroidectomies. 

Genzyme Corporation today announced that it has completed the sale of its diagnostic products business to Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. for $265 million in cash.

Genzyme Corp. announced today that ongoing discussions with Sanofi-Aventis have progressed to the point where Genzyme’s board has authorized the company to enter into a confidentiality agreement with Sanofi-Aventis in order to allow Sanofi to conduct due diligence.

Sanofi once again has had to extend its $18.5 billion bid for Genzyme. “Sanofi -Aventis and Genzyme are engaged in discussions regarding the structure of a contingent value right involving Lemtrada (alemtuzumab MS) as an element of any potential transaction,” the company says in a statement.

Could it be time to talk in the long-running saga of Sanofi-Aventis’ $18.5 billion bid for Genzyme?

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Genzyme Genetics, a business unit of Genzyme Corp., in an all cash transaction valued at $925 million. Net of expected income tax benefits, less acquisition-related expenses, the acquisition has a net cash cost to LabCorp of approximately $795 million.