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Astellas Pharma to Acquire Ganymed

Adds several oncology assets in preclinical and clinical development

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Astellas Pharma Inc. has entered an agreement to acquire Ganymed Pharmaceuticals, a German biopharma company focused on the development of antibodies against cancer, for €422 million. Ganymed’s shareholders are also eligible to receive as much as €860 million in payments based on IMAB362 development milestones. Ganymed will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Astellas. The closing, subject to customary regulatory approvals, is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks.   Ganymed has s...

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