News Eli Lilly makes $7.8bn takeover play for Centessa Sleep disorder specialist Centessa is heading for an acquisition by Eli Lilly, which has offered $6.3bn for the US and UK-based biotech.
News FDA kicks off review of Takeda's narcolepsy hopeful The FDA has started a priority review of Takeda's oveporexton for sleep disorder narcolepsy, setting up a decision in the third quarter of the year.
News Lundbeck bows out of bidding war for Avadel Lundbeck won't raise its offer to buy Avadel any further, clearing the way for the sleep disorder specialist to complete a merger with Alkermes.
News Alkermes offers more for Avadel after Lundbeck bid Alkermes has been forced to raise its offer for narcolepsy drug developer Avadel Pharma, after a rival bid from Lundbeck was deemed superior.
News Lundbeck makes bid for Avadel, trying to displace Alkermes Another pharma M&A fight has broken out, with Lundbeck outbidding Alkermes in an attempt to take control of Avadel Pharma and its narcolepsy product.
News Alkermes breaks new ground in narcolepsy with orexin drug Alkermes' alixorexton is the first orexin 2 receptor agonist to show efficacy in phase 2 trials involving patients with both main narcolepsy subtypes.
News Agios mulls early FDA filing for sickle cell therapy Agios is planning to file its sickle cell disease candidate mitapivat with the FDA under the accelerated pathway within the next few months.
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