LifeScience Weekly Digest: Key Industry Updates (13th – 17th January) 

JP Morgan Week featured notable developments in drugs, devices, diagnostics, and digital health. Johnson & Johnson paid $14.6 billion for Intra-Cellular Therapies, bolstering its neuroscience portfolio with CAPLYTA® and a strong mental health pipeline. Eli Lilly invested $2.5 billion in Scorpion Therapeutics’ PI3Kα inhibitor for hormone-positive breast cancer, while Bausch + Lomb expanded ophthalmology with … Read more

OncoC4 merged with AcroImmune

OncoC4, a biopharmaceutical firm in its final phases of developing advanced cancer therapies, is merging with AcroImmune, a developer of immunotherapies for malignant tumors and inflammatory diseases. The merger produces first- and best-in-class immunotherapies. Drs. Yang Liu and Pan Zheng co-founded OncoC4 and AcroImmune, and they share a common shareholder base. The combined firm was … Read more

CorroHealth Acquired Revenue Cycle Management Business from Navient

CorroHealth has finalized its acquisition of the healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) business from Navient’s Xtend Healthcare, significantly expanding its capabilities in revenue cycle management consultancy and technology. This strategic move enhances CorroHealth’s RCM offerings, introducing multichannel patient engagement capabilities that were previously missing from its suite of services. By adding these capabilities, CorroHealth strengthens … Read more