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Mergers & Acquisitions

Takeda will buy Nimbus’s TYK2 inhibitor

by Shi En Kim
December 15, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 44

 

The structure of NDI-034858.

Takeda Pharmaceutical will spend $4 billion to acquire an allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor from Nimbus Therapeutics. Nimbus recently disclosed positive results from an ongoing Phase 2b clinical trial of the small molecule, NDI-034858, for treating plaque psoriasis. Takeda plans to investigate the drug candidate for treating other autoimmune diseases. Nimbus is in line to receive an additional $2 billion in milestone payments.

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