Biopharma dealmaking was up 32% month over month in September, reaching $27.15 billion in total value, up from $20.52 billion in August. It was the fourth-highest month for deals of the year, which through the month average $23.6 billion a month. Year-to-date deal value (January through September) reached $212.44 billion, surpassing the nine-month totals of all previous years.
Biopharma dealmaking was up 32% month over month in September, reaching $27.15 billion in total value, up from $20.52 billion in August. It was the fourth-highest month for deals of the year, which through the month average $23.6 billion a month. Year-to-date deal value (January through September) reached $212.44 billion, surpassing the nine-month totals of all previous years.
Biopharma dealmaking remained robust through August 2025, with total disclosed deal value reaching $185.28 billion for the first eight months of the year, the highest January-to-August total in BioWorld’s records, and up nearly 36% over the same period in 2024.
Biopharma deal activity (excluding M&As) has surged to record-breaking levels in the first seven months of 2025, reaching $164.03 billion, well above prior years and a 36% jump over the same period in 2024.
Biopharma deal activity (excluding M&As) has surged to record-breaking levels in the first seven months of 2025, reaching $164.03 billion, well above prior years and a 36% jump over the same period in 2024.
Biopharma dealmaking in June 2025 reached $35.07 billion, the highest monthly total of the year so far and one of the strongest single-month performances in recent years. The June surge helped push first-half 2025 deal value to $138.31 billion, outpacing the first half of 2024 and exceeding full-year totals from several pre-2020 years.
Biopharma deal activity continued its record-breaking pace in 2025, reaching $103.76 billion in total value through the first five months, the highest year-to-date total in BioWorld’s records. That figure marks a nearly 20% increase over the $86.68 billion recorded during the same period in 2024.
Biopharma deal activity continued its record-breaking pace in 2025, reaching $103.76 billion in total value through the first five months, the highest year-to-date total in BioWorld’s records. That figure marks a nearly 20% increase over the $86.68 billion recorded during the same period in 2024.
In April, biopharma transactions amounted to $12.8 billion, a sharp decline from March’s $29.48 billion. However, with $79.66 billion in deal value during the first four months of 2025, the sector has already achieved its highest start to a year in BioWorld’s records since 2019.
Biopharma dealmaking surged in the first quarter of 2025, totaling $66.86 billion, well ahead of the $44.16 billion recorded in the same period last year. March contributed $29.48 billion to the total, a 237% increase from February’s $8.76 billion and closely matching January’s $28.63 billion.