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Silence Therapeutics (SLN) leaps 126% on a $1.3B cash acquisition by Merck KGaA at $20 per ADS. Deal expected to close Q1 2027.
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Werewolf Therapeutics and Ambros Therapeutics merge in an all-stock deal with $150M in financing to advance Phase 3 CRPS-1 candidate.
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