BMS Buys MyoKardia, Plans To Use Eliquis Experience To Grow Mavacamten

Company Sees Opportunity For A Similar Ramp-Up For The Cardiovascular Drug

Paying $13.1bn for MyoKardia and its potential first-in-class HCM drug, BMS sees a blockbuster sales opportunity that it will grow gradually. MyoKardia team will be absorbed into BMS, Caforio says.

Bristol-Myers-Squib_685347493_1200.jpg
BMS makes its biggest acquisition since last year's merger with Celgene

Roughly a year after closing its mega-acquisition of Celgene Corporation, Bristol Myers Squibb Company dipped into the M&A waters again on 5 October with a $13.1bn buyout of clinical-stage MyoKardia, Inc. based on the commercial prospects of its first-in-class allosteric myosin inhibitor in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

During a same-day investor call, BMS chief commercial officer Christopher Boerner talked up mavacamten’s potential to change the standard of...

Scrip Podcast

Keep up with the top pharma business news of the week. On the go.

Scrip brings you a weekly bulletin of top picks.

More from Deals

More from Business

  • How A New Healthcare Dialogue Is Driving Market Access In Mexico

    Companies stand a better chance of securing public reimbursement in Mexico for innovative medicines if they understand changing approaches to healthcare. The shift means the emergence of managed entry agreements and a focus on economic impact, explains AMIIF, Mexico's research-based pharmaceutical industry association.

  • How Novartis Is Elevating CVD Outcomes, Driving ‘Personalized Access’ In APMA

    Novartis’s APMA chief outlines the company’s tailored approach to deliver long-term outcomes, novel access solutions via innovative financing options and shape the CVD disease ecosystem in the extraordinarily diverse region. Partnering to build AI infrastructure is another key prong.

  • India Rare Diseases: Court Shows Path For Policy Action, Funding, Price Issues-- Test-2

    A court order encompassing funding, drug pricing, clinical trials and overall policy implementation aspects is expected to bring about a paradigm shift in the treatment of rare diseases in India. Sarepta, Roche and Sanofi are among the key players that have been part of pricing discussions.