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# 🧬 $2.7B Biotech Acquisition. $280M+ VC Funding.
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/2-7b-biotech-acquisition-280m-vc-funding/
- Published: 2024-09-18T11:15:38.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-18T11:15:37.000Z
- Description: Daily Impact Deals #183 looks at major deals and M&A in impact industries and upcoming economic releases.
- Author: QS
- Tags: Deals

[**Annyeonghaseyo**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean%5Flanguage?ref=newsletters.qs.com#:~:text=Korean%20%28South%20Korean%3A%20%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%96%B4%2C,North%20Korea%20and%20South%20Korea.)🍜

📈 **Today's Global Economic Update:** The UK’s annual inflation rate [remained steady at 2.2% in August 2024](https://www.ons.gov.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com), with upward pressure from airfares and recreation offset by falling motor fuel prices. 

**🧬 Deal of the Day:** Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics company[acquired ](https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotechnology/roche-sets-out-obesity-strategy-with-manufacturing-focus?ref=newsletters.qs.com)Carmot Therapeutics for $2.7B.

**What's New?** 
**🌍 Climate.** Plant breeding & energy industry  
**🩺 Health.** Pharmaceutical, neurology, spine surgery & omnichannel diagnostics  
**💻 Technology.** Wireless network  
📅 **Economics.** US fed interest rate, Japan inflation, retail sales + more

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**🌱 VivoPower International**, an energy industry company, agreed to [merge ](https://greenstocknews.com/news/nasdaq/vvpr/vivopower-announces-strategic-merger-heads-of-agreement-with-fast-at-a-pro-forma-combined-equity-value-of-us-1-13bn?ref=newsletters.qs.com)with FAST, valuing the combined entity at $1.1B.

**⚡ Pairwise**, a Durham-based gene-editing company focused on improving plant breeding, raised a [$40M Series C](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/09/pairwise-closes-40m-series-c-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Deerfield Management to accelerate R&D and sustainable production innovations.

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**🧬 Roche**, a Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics company[acquired ](https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotechnology/roche-sets-out-obesity-strategy-with-manufacturing-focus?ref=newsletters.qs.com)Carmot Therapeutics for $2.7B, expanding its obesity treatment pipeline.

**🧠 Nura Bio**, a neuro startup, raised a[ $68M Series B](https://www.biospace.com/press-releases/nura-bio-closes-series-a-financing-with-68-million-in-new-funds-bringing-total-raised-to-140-million?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from The Column Group to advance its small molecule drug.

**💉 Neo Medical SA**, a Swiss spine surgery technology company, raised a [$68M Series B](https://www.med-technews.com/news/medtech-business-merger-acquisition-finance-and-investment-news/spine-surgery-specialist-neo-medical-secures-investment-of-68-million/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from Gyrus Capital to increase market share.

**🧪 Redcliffe Labs**, an Indian omnichannel diagnostics service provider, raised a[ $42M Series C](https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/redcliffe-labs-raises-42-million-in-series-c-funding/113446831?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from IFU to expand operations.

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**🛜 Aerwave,** a Houston-based company WiFi platform company, raised a [$20M Series B](https://www.finsmes.com/2024/09/aerwave-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to support the advancement of its platform.

## **📅** Economic Calendar

US Fed Interest Rate, Japan Inflation, Retail Sales+ More

### Wednesday, September 18th 2024

[🇺🇸 US Fed Interest Rate Decision](https://www.federalreserve.gov/)

### Thursday, September 19th 2024

[🇬🇧 UK BoE Interest Rate Decision](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇯🇵 Japan Inflation Data, August](http://www.stat.go.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, September 20th 2024

[🇯🇵 Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision](https://www.boj.or.jp/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇬🇧 UK Retail Sales Data, August](http://www.ons.gov.uk/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Monday, September 23rd 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Flash), September](https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/public?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Tuesday, September 24th 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany Ifo Business Climate](https://www.ifo.de/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇦🇺 Australia Monthly CPI Indicator, August](https://www.abs.gov.au/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Thursday, September 26th 2024

[🇩🇪 Germany GfK Consumer Confidence](https://www.gfk.com/de/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Durable Goods Orders Data](https://www.census.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US GDP Growth Data, Q2](http://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

### Friday, September 27th 2024

[🇫🇷 France Inflation Data (Preliminary), September](https://www.insee.fr/fr/accueil?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Core PCE Price Index](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)  
[🇺🇸 US Personal Income & Spending Data](https://www.bea.gov/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

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