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Biogen Buys Apellis for $5.6B to Expand Kidney Drugs

Bloomberg Markets
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Bloomberg's Michelle Davis joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Biogen has agreed to acquire Apellis Pharmaceuticals for $5.6 billion, expanding its treatments in immunology and rare diseases in...

Bloomberg's Michelle Davis joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Biogen has agreed to acquire Apellis Pharmaceuticals for $5.6 billion, expanding its treatments in immunology and rare diseases in one of the company’s largest-ever acquisitions. (Source: Bloomberg)

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