Pharmas Write Big M&A Checks Again as Patent Urgency Seizes C-Suites on December 17, 2025 2025 acquisition acquisitions fibroblast growth factor 21 Health care facility Johnson & Johnson Intra-Cellular M&A MASH Merck Verona patent cliff Pharma pharma patent expirations Sanofi Blueprint Medicines +
Roche Acquires 89bio with $2.4 Billion Buyout to Enter FGF21 MASH Therapeutics Space on September 19, 2025 Acquisition cardiometabolic diseases Conditional fibroblast growth factor 21 Liver diseases MASH metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis pegozafermin Roche (company) +
GSK Acquires Phase III-Ready Liver Drug Efimosfermin for Up to $2B to Enter MASH Arena on May 14, 2025 Analog Boston Pharmaceuticals drug acquisition efimosfermin alfa fibroblast growth factor 21 Liver diseases MASH Phase III SLC17A5 gene SmithKline Beecham +