Immuno-oncology development trends are revealed through an analysis of deals between cancer drug developers over the past five years.

Given the transformative nature of regenerative medicines, treatments yielding greatly improved patient responses that now exist as viable products on the market, cell and gene drug developers over the past several years have been drawing deal attention. Not only through collaborative partnerships, but also as acquisition targets.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced November 2019.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced October 2019.

During Q3, biopharma company fundraising reached $13.3bn, mostly from follow-on public offerings, which again made up the most of those dollars. Despite numerous deals valued at $100m+, M&A activity was the lowest of the year. Many of the biggest partnership deals were centered around the inflammation/immune area.

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma paid $3bn up front in a wide-ranging deal involving multiple "vant" companies owned by Roivant. Lundbeck acquired what could be an important asset in the CGRP migraine market with the takeover of Alder for nearly $2bn in up-front and earn-out payments. Device financing surpassed pharma financing due to a $2bn debt offering by Alcon.