Astellas acquires Iveric Bio for $5.9B in cash.

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Astellas acquires Iveric Bio for $5.9B in cash.
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Astellas Pharma has announced its acquisition of Iveric Bio for $5.9 billion in cash, as the Tokyo-based drugmaker prepares for a potential showdown with Apellis Pharmaceuticals in geographic atrophy. The deal comes amid a string of buyouts by Big Pharmas in recent weeks, as they hunt for late-stage drug candidates to boost their aging pipelines.

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