The SPAC merger that Amicus Therapeutics planned for its gene therapy assets has been called off due to market conditions. The rare disease company is instead keeping those assets but streamlining its portfolio in order to save $400 million—the amount that the gene therapy spinout was in line to receive from the merger deal.
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Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Covid-19 pandemic pushed the already impressive growth in healthcare investing to new heights, with valuations on the rise and companies gaining access to vast sums of money. But speakers at a MedCity INVEST panel warned that raising more capital than needed is not always a good thing.
Peter Meath, Co-Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences for Middle Market Commercial Banking at J.P. Morgan, is bullish that the momentum will continue, particularly with investment trends focused on pain points amplified by the Covid-19 pandemic, from diagnostics development to supply chain management.
Digital health startups raised a record-breaking $6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Large funding rounds propelled them past previous months.
More healthcare startups are choosing to go public through mergers with special-purpose acquisition companies— publicly-traded shell companies created with the purpose of taking a private company public. But as the number of SPACs searching for targets increases, will the SPAC bubble burst?
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The tilt was less pronounced in pharma and biotech, which attracted a record level of investment despite the Covid-19 pandemic according to a quarterly report on VC investment activity.