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Novo Nordisk A/S / Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc.

2022 · Acquisition/Merger · $1.1B · Complete

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Oct 11, 2004 Wikipedia Neutral

Novo Nordisk acquired Forma Therapeutics for $1.1B for sickle cell disease and rare blood disorders.

Oct 17, 2022 Pharmaceutical Technology Bullish

Novo Nordisk acquires Forma Therapeutics for $1.1 billion to expand in sickle cell disease with etavopivat.

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Novo Nordisk acquired Forma Therapeutics for USD 1.1B (USD 20/share cash; tender + merger), closing 14 Oct 2022, to enter sickle cell disease and rare blood disorders. The thesis centered on lead asset etavopivat, a first-in-class oral once-daily pyruvate kinase-R (PKR) activator. The thesis was validated in April 2026 when the pivotal Phase 3 HIBISCUS trial met both co-primary endpoints in SCD (27% reduction in vaso-occlusive crisis events; 48.7% of patients achieving a >1 g/dL haemoglobin increase at 24 weeks vs 7.2% on placebo, n=385). Novo Nordisk plans its first regulatory filing for etavopivat in H2 2026.

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