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Angelini fortifies neurology portfolio with $4.1B buyout of Catalyst Pharma
Angelini fortifies neurology portfolio with $4.1B buyout of Catalyst Pharma
Angelini Pharma is spending $4.1 billion to buy Catalyst Pharmaceuticals and its trio of FDA-approved treatments for rare neurological diseases.
The buyout will add three medicines to Angelini’s portfolio: Firdapse for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, Agamree … Read More
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STAT+: Color me skeptical: Drinking gold is not an ALS cure
This is the online version of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can sign up here to get it delivered to their inbox.
It’s been a while since I wrote a “Mean Adam” newsletter.
The biotech company Clene is developing a treatment for ALS called CNM-Au8 that it describes as a “highly concentrated aqueous suspension of catalytically-active, clean-surfaced, faceted gold nanocrystals.”
Allow me to translate: The Clene “drug” is gold microdust suspended in water.
This is the online version of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can sign up here to get it delivered to their inbox.
It’s been a while since I wrote a “Mean Adam” newsletter.
The biotech company Clene is developing a treatment for ALS called CNM-Au8 that it describes as a “highly concentrated aqueous suspension of catalytically-active, clean-surfaced, faceted gold nanocrystals.”
Allow me to translate: The Clene “drug” is gold microdust suspended in water.
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STAT+: Angelini Pharma buys Catalyst Pharmaceuticals and its rare disease drugs for $4.1B
The Italian company Angelini Pharma said Thursday it would buy the rare-disease focused Catalyst Pharmaceuticals for roughly $4.1 billion in cash.
The deal values Florida-based Catalyst at $31.50 a share, a 28% premium to the 30-day period before April 22, when it became publicly known that a deal was in the works.
Buying Catalyst, which sells three approved medicines, will give Angelini a foothold in the U.S. market. It also builds on its work in neurology.
The Italian company Angelini Pharma said Thursday it would buy the rare-disease focused Catalyst Pharmaceuticals for roughly $4.1 billion in cash.
The deal values Florida-based Catalyst at $31.50 a share, a 28% premium to the 30-day period before April 22, when it became publicly known that a deal was in the works.
Buying Catalyst, which sells three approved medicines, will give Angelini a foothold in the U.S. market. It also builds on its work in neurology.
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