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BioWorld - Sunday, May 22, 2022
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Karen Carey

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Pfizer breathes life into biopharma M&As; Jazz leads dealmaking

May 17, 2022
By Karen Carey
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While biopharma mergers and acquisitions are at an all-time low, a company that stood in the front battle lines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic not only completed the top M&A so far in 2022, but it also announced plans for another mega-merger shortly thereafter.
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Biopharma stock downturn creates buying opportunity for investors

May 13, 2022
By Karen Carey
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Signs of hope at the end of March were quickly dashed in the last several weeks as BioWorld’s Biopharmaceutical Index (BBI) plunged once again, albeit not as dramatically as the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index. The BBI is down by 4.4% for the year, as of May 11, while NBI has fallen 28.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down by 12.4%. It is a situation that several analysts say could provide an opportunity for investors.
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As COVID numbers drop, biopharma research remains steadfast

May 10, 2022
By Karen Carey
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For the first time since the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, global deaths caused by the disease have fallen to their lowest point, as immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants continues to build. Infections and deaths appear to be decelerating, an optimistic sign that the pandemic may be nearing an end.
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At $18B so far, 2022 biopharma financings lag 2021 pace

May 9, 2022
By Karen Carey
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With 47% fewer biopharma financings than last year, investors who were once enthused over the industry’s potential in combatting the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus appear to be taking a step back. So far in 2022, the industry has raised $18 billion across 346 financings through the first week of May. By the same time in 2021, it had raised three times that amount, $53.9 billion through 651 transactions.
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Med-tech M&As hit records in Q1 as deals continue to climb

May 5, 2022
By Karen Carey
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In sharp contrast with the biopharma industry, the med-tech industry has completed mergers and acquisitions worth a record amount in the first quarter of 2022, with the $63.7 billion combined value towering over every full year prior to 2021.
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US approvals drop as FDA moves toward modernization

May 5, 2022
By Karen Carey
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As the U.S. FDA transitions to another new commissioner, the number of approvals has dropped to the lowest levels in seven years and is 19% below those approved by this time last year.
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As COVID numbers drop, biopharma research remains steadfast

May 4, 2022
By Karen Carey
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For the first time since the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, global deaths caused by the disease have fallen to their lowest point, as immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants continues to build. Infections and deaths appear to be decelerating, an optimistic sign that the pandemic may be nearing an end.
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Drug developers drop again amid finicky markets

April 26, 2022
By Karen Carey
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While BioWorld’s Drug Developers Index appeared to be moving in the right direction last month, it did an about-face in April and is now at its lowest point this year, down 23.1%, following the same trajectory as both the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Cancer and infectious disease top clinical reports, though volume falls

April 25, 2022
By Karen Carey
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More than a quarter of all clinical data reported this year are targeting cancer indications, as pandemic news dips and overall activity drops by 12.5%.
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Med-tech financings continue to decline as Q1 records $6.8B

April 20, 2022
By Karen Carey
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The amount of money raised by med-tech companies in the early months of 2022 is the lowest amount recorded for a first quarter since 2017. Financings in 2021 were down by 17% over the prior year, which was marked by a flurry of activity and interest in digital technologies and diagnostics with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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