During Q1, biopharma merger and acquisition deal value reached $51.9bn and drew in $38.1bn in potential deal value from alliances. Device company M&A values reached $4.8bn, while in vitro diagnostics and research tools players’ M&A activity totaled $2.7bn.
Biopharma merger and acquisition value for the opening quarter of 2023 reached $51.9bn from 32 transactions, 13 of which had disclosed values. Making up 83% of that total is Pfizer’s proposed $43bn buy of Seagen This deal and four other transactions were the only M&As to hit or exceed the billion-dollar mark during Q1 (see Exhibit 1).
The proposed Pfizer/Seagen deal – which marks the largest M&A of the quarter – is expected to close in late...
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An interactive look at pharma, medtech and diagnostics deals made during May 2025. Data courtesy of Biomedtracker.
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