Top 10 Pharmaceutical Deal Makers, 2010
Big Pharma has had an active 2010, with a 20% increase in the number of deals concluded compared to last year according to latest figures released by MedTRACK, the biomedical database from Life Science Analytics.
Sarah Terry, president of Life Science Analytics, comments: "The huge surge in deals concluded this year has been driven by: continued back filling of pipelines; a drive into new markets with a large number of deals including companies in emerging markets; and further diversification into generics and biologics.
The Top 10 Dealmakers
|
Rank |
Company |
Number of Deals as of October 2010 |
|
1 |
Pfizer |
51 |
|
2 |
Sanofi-Aventis |
50 |
|
3 |
Novartis |
49 |
|
4 |
Roche |
46 |
|
5 |
GlaxoSmithKline |
44 |
|
6 |
Bayer |
31 |
|
7 |
Teva |
30 |
|
8 |
AstraZeneca |
25 |
|
9 |
Abbott Laboratories |
20 |
|
10 |
Lilly |
18 |
|
10 |
Johnson & Johnson |
18 |
|
10 |
Merck |
18 |
"Not surprisingly given the companies size, Pfizer was at the top of the dealmaker list. Sanofi-Aventis is, however, most worthy of note. The company rose to second place from 14th last year, and is just one deal away from being at the top."
When looking at deals in terms of top therapy areas, oncology accounted for 24%, infectious diseases accounted for 18%, and 14% attributable to central nervous system therapies.
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