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Marinus Pharmaceuticals | July 31, 2020

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat rare seizure disorders, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease (RPD) Designation for the company’s product candidate ganaxolone for the treatment of CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a rare refractory form of pediatric epilepsy. “We are pleased that ganaxolone has received Rare Pediatric Dis...

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GoodRx | October 21, 2022

To circumvent overpriced prescription drugs and grow its robust pharmacy services platform, GoodRx finalized its vitaCare acquisition. Based on a transaction that started in the first quarter of 2022, GoodRx agreed to secure vitaCare for $150 million in cash. Based on vitaCare’s financial performance through 2023, an additional $7 million consideration is also possible. Read More

BioSpace | March 02, 2020

Gilead Sciences is buying Forty Seven for $95.50 per share, or a deal value of $4.9 billion. The deal was unanimously approved by both companies’ boards. Gilead picks up Forty Seven’s lead product candidate, magrolimab, a monoclonal antibody in the clinic for several cancers, including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Magrolimab targets CD47. Forty Seven presented positive results from a Phase Ib trial of the drug...

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AIkido Pharma Inc. | May 05, 2022

AIkido Pharma Inc. announced that the Company has secured an early equity interest in privately-held Discord, Inc. a social communications platform provider that is particularly popular with gamers. Bloomberg Technology reported on March 14, 2022, that Discord "is interviewing bankers about going public as soon as this year." According to the Bloomberg report, "Discord, last valued by private investors at about $15 billion, is especially popular with gamers and youn...