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Antitrust office gives green light: Novartis is allowed to acquire Morphosys

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Novartis was allowed to take over German biotechnology company Morphosys. The German cartel office gave the green light to the purchase on Tuesday. (archive image)

“We checked very carefully that the merger would not affect competition for the research and development of new drugs against a form of leukemia. “As a result, we have no serious competition concerns,” Cartel Office Head Andreas Mundt said in a statement.

Novartis announced its acquisition intention at the beginning of February and is willing to pay 68.00 euros per share for Morphosys. This brings the purchase price to 2.7 billion euros.

The transaction will give Novartis access to the drug pelabresib, which is used to treat myelofibrosis (MF), a life-threatening chronic bone marrow disease. In a recent combination study, the active ingredient led to a reduction in spleen volume, thus achieving the set targets. In the USA, the application for approval to the US health authority FDA should be made in the second half of 2024, if possible.

(SDA)

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