Friday, May 11, 2007

Biotech M&A Seen Torrid

May 9 - Red Herring - The pace of mergers and acquisitions in the biotechnology industry is seen to continue at a torrid pace through 2007, said panelists at the Biotechnology Industry Organization conference in Boston on Wednesday.

The bullish forecast was issued after a recent Ernst & Young report found that US biotech deal values soared to $23 billion in 2006—an all time record—while high premiums drove the value of acquisitions to the second highest level in history. Read More.

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