by angelliu | Oct 2, 2018 | News
Source: FierceHealthcare With new competitors closing in, UnitedHealth is bolstering its defenses by purchasing Genoa Healthcare, the fifth-largest pharmacy chain in the country with 435 locations. Genoa—which also offers telepsychiatry services and medication...
by QFR Solutions | Sep 26, 2018 | News
Source: FierceBiotech Alexion’s rebuilding plan has continued with another bolt-on acquisition, this time a $400 million upfront deal for rare disease specialist Syntimmune. The takeover gives Alexion control of SYNT001—a neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) inhibitor in phase...
by QFR Solutions | Sep 17, 2018 | News
Source: FierceHealthcare The Department of Justice has given the green light to insurance giant Cigna Corp.’s planned $67 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. The move terminates the applicable waiting period under the...
by QFR Solutions | Sep 14, 2018 | News
Source: Allergan DUBLIN and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, today announced it has agreed to acquire Bonti, Inc., a privately held clinical-stage biotechnology company...
by QFR Solutions | Aug 24, 2018 | News
Source: FierceHealthcare Shareholders with both Cigna and Express Scripts voted to approve the insurer’s $67 billion acquisition of the PBM, the companies announced on Friday. The shareholder approval marks an important hurdle in finalizing the deal and follows...
by angelliu | Aug 3, 2018 | News
Source: FiercePharma Allergan, which is shopping assets to help turn its stock price around, has taken its first small step into selloff land. Spain’s Almirall said Friday it had agreed to pick up a portfolio of medical dermatology products from the Dublin drugmaker...
