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Oct 16

Friday: AstraZeneca's $1.5B AI target hunt

Plus: Rasonque clears CHMP, OrbiMed banks $3B, and City Therapeutics debuts after an upsized IPO.

Oct 15

Thursday: Gilead pays Vir up to $1.9B for masked T-cell engagers

Gilead rents Vir's masking platform, Verastem raises $250M on a 41% pancreatic response, OMass banks $310M.

Oct 14

Wednesday: BioNTech's Phase 3 stumble meets Roche's $1.2B fat bet

Plus Pfizer's $500M+ Sec61 swing and a $350M Paragon reverse merger.

Oct 13

Tuesday: BMS's 60mg IPF win comes with a 120mg asterisk

Plus a first-in-class herpes approval, an alpha-emitter Phase 3 win, and three biotechs queuing for IPOs.

Oct 9

Friday: Viatris pays $1.65B for Pacira's pain cash flows

Plus Zealand’s amylin data in diabetes, Tukysa moves up a line, and TRexBio prices at $14.

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Biotech M&A Tracker 2026

Every control transaction in 2026 — target, acquirer, deal value, premium-to-unaffected, and investor-grade rationale. 73 deals. ~$204.6B tracked.

Last updated 18 October 2026

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Biotech BD&L Tracker 2026

Licensing and partnering deals — upfronts, milestones, royalties, territory rights, and a one-line why it matters. 169 deals. Up to US$18.5B largest package.

Last updated 18 October 2026

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Biotech IPO Tracker 2026

Every biotech IPO this year — pricing date, proceeds, valuation at pricing, and aftermarket performance. 27 deals. ~$8.4B tracked.

Last updated 18 October 2026

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Biotech Funding Rounds 2026

Funding rounds and selected biotech financings — company, amount, stage, investors and source links. 201 deals. US$2.1B largest round.

Last updated 18 October 2026

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Most Active Biotech Investors 2026

Ranked league table of the most active biotech and biopharma investors in 2026 by qualifying deal participation.

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Top 50 Biotech Investors in Europe 2026

Every leading biotech investor in the UK and EU — headquarters, investor type, stage focus and why they matter. 50 investors mapped across 11 countries.

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Biotech Conference Calendar 2026

Major biotech and biopharma conferences in 2026 across the US, UK, and EU, including investor events, scientific catalysts, and partnering meetings.

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Top 10 BioPharma M&A Deals of 2025

Ranked list of the 10 biggest biopharma and biotech acquisitions announced in 2025, with stage, therapeutic area, and investor-grade read-through.

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Biotech M&A H1 2026 Report

49 deals, ~$149B in value. Q2 nearly doubled Q1. Five $10B+ takeouts, all in Q2. Lilly signed 11 deals.

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Biotech M&A Q1 2026 Report

16 deals, $44B in value, and what the deal tape signals about where strategic buyers are paying up.

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2024 Biopharma M&A: Every $1B+ Deal

The complete list of 2024 biopharma acquisitions worth $1B or more — public and private targets.

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Biotech Funding Terms Glossary

Plain-English definitions of the deal terms that appear in press releases, term sheets, IPOs, and M&A announcements.

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BioBucks is a daily newsletter for biotech and biopharma investors — covering M&A, BD&L deals, IPOs, venture rounds, and catalyst-driven market moves, with the framing that institutional dealmakers actually care about.

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Alongside the daily tape, the Research Hub provides live trackers and standalone reports that serve as reference tools for the community.

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