Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions in Life Sciences

This year’s edition of the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference has come to a close, with attendees enjoying sunny skies and a heavy police presence throughout the San Francisco-set event. 

In this week’s episode of The Top Line, Fierce Pharma’s Zoey Becker and Angus Liu join Fierce Biotech’s Darren Incorvaia to break down the biggest news stories out of the conference. From Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies to former First Lady Jill Biden’s appearance at Fierce JPM Week just days before she left the White House, this year’s conference set the stage for what will surely be an eventful 2025.

To learn more about the topics in this episode:

• ‘Own JP Morgan, don't let JP Morgan own you’: Biopharma—and Jill Biden—show up for JPM25
• JPM25: Johnson & Johnson makes a splash, buying out Intra-Cellular Therapies for $14.6B
• JPM25: First Lady Jill Biden committed to improving women's health as White House tenure winds down
• JPM25: Strategist GSK acquires IDRx for $1B in hopes of bringing GIST patients new standard of care
• GSK-backed Ouro Medicines launches into T-cell engager space with $120M and a clinical-stage asset

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