Aspire Pharma, a UK-based company focusing on the development and enhancement of medicines, molecules and devices across a wide range of therapeutic areas, has completed the acquisition of Cenoté Pharma, a category specialist in carnitine deficiencies.

Akari Therapeutics is merging with Peak Bio in an all-stock deal, creating a combined entity under the Akari Therapeutics Plc name. The merger will integrate Akari’s advanced clinical programs with Peak Bio's new drug candidates, focusing on cancer and rare diseases.

Zeno Health has successfully raised $25 million in Series C funding, led by Korean PE firm STIC Investments and supported by existing investor Lightbox.

Curve Therapeutics has raised over $50 million Series A financing, led by Pfizer Ventures, to enhance its drug discovery platform. The funds will be used to expand their team, advance lead assets into clinical development, and grow their discovery platform.

Novo Nordisk has entered a $1.46 billion agreement with Neomorph to develop molecular glue degraders targeting cardiometabolic disorders and rare diseases. The collaboration encompasses upfront and milestone payments for multiple targets.

Biotech firms are experiencing a fundraising boom in US equity markets, with a record $6.2 billion raised in January 2024 - the highest amount since February 2021.

News coverage of AbbVie has centered around their plan for COO Robert Michael to succeed Richard Gonzalez in July, but the company also announced it completed its acquisition of ImmunoGen, adding the ADC ELAHERE for ovarian cancer to its portfolio.

Later, leaders from Sofinnova Investments, Blueprint Medicines, BioLineRx USA, and Dynavax should have a lively discussion about Independent Pathways to Commercial Success for Biotech Companies, and look out for the panel later on Oncology's Next Frontier, featuring speakers from Loxo@Lilly, Larkspur Bioscience, AbbVie, Merck Research Laboratories, and Abdera Therapeutics, which will cover antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), Radiopharma, a and the future of cancer treatment.

In A Look at Biopharma M&A and Shifting Deal Dynamics, industry leaders from Merck, Avenzo Theraputics and Astellas Pharma will examine the intricacies of biopharma transactions and a future of regulatory challenges and changed market forces.