Takeda To Purchase IDM Pharma To Boost Oncology Business
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Takeda Pharmaceutical May 18 announced a buyout plan to acquire U.S. biopharmaceutical company IDM Pharma. Takeda plans to pay $75 million to obtain all outstanding shares of the Nasdaq-listed company. IDM has obtained approval in the EU for Mepact (mifamurtide), the first treatment approved for osteosarcoma. Through the buyout, Takeda plans to market the drug through marketing branches in Europe and expand its oncology business in the European market. (Click here for more - Japanese language