Takeda Pharmaceutical Acquires IDM Pharma

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company announced Monday that its subsidiary, Takeda America, would acquire IDM Pharma Inc, offering $2.64 per share in an all cash tender to be followed by a merger. the Takeda Oncology Company will have development responsibilities for IDM Pharma's primary asset, MEPACT(R) (Mifamurtide). 

MEPACT is a therapy for the treatment of non-metastatic osteosarcoma in children, adolescants and young adults following tumor removal. Osteosarcoma is an often fatal disease that affects mainly children and young adults, with 1,200 new cases diagnosed every year. On March 6, European Commission approved MEPACT for marketing within the 27 European states as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

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