Source: FierceBiotech Verrica Pharmaceuticals has filed to raise $86 million from public investors. The planned IPO will give Verrica the money it needs to take a treatment for viral skin infection molluscum through phase 3 and onto the market. West Chester, Pennsylvania-based Verrica’s lead candidate is VP-102, a drug-device combination.…...
Takeda Finally Inks a Deal to Buy Shire in One of the Biggest Pharma Takeovers Ever
Source: Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical is about to become a major international player on the biopharma scene, with its purchase of larger Irish rival Shire (SHPG, +1.41%). It’s one of the biggest pharma deals in history, and the largest-ever international takeover by any Japanese company, at a value of $62 billion.…...