{"id":90634,"date":"2026-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/?p=90634"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:55:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:55:31","slug":"biotech-firms-weigh-up-listings-and-takeovers-amid-fierce-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2026\/06\/17\/biotech-firms-weigh-up-listings-and-takeovers-amid-fierce-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotech firms weigh up listings and takeovers amid fierce demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Biotech firms are sitting on a rare double exit window<\/strong> &mdash; IPO markets and major pharma acquirers are both competing for the same assets, JPMorgan EMEA healthcare investment banking co-heads Juha Anjala and Roy Wouters told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/16\/biotech-deals-ipo-pharma-dealmaking-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By the numbers:<\/strong> Biotech dealmaking has already hit USD 106 bn from 21 transactions this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/04\/biotech-ma-dealmaking-pharma-106-billion.html\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a> reports elsewhere, after 2025 saw seven transactions each worth USD 5-15 bn. That puts it on track for its strongest year since its pre-pandemic peak seven years ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why the frenzy:<\/strong> Pharma firms are racing against a patent cliff &mdash; when a blockbuster drug's exclusivity expires, generics flood the market and revenues can collapse by 80-90% almost overnight. A wave of those expirations is coming simultaneously, with analysts estimating a sector-wide revenue hit of up to USD 350 bn by 2032. Buying proven biotech assets is the fastest way to replace that pipeline &mdash; around half of the best-performing drugs in recent years were acquired rather than developed in-house, with the most competition clustering around metabolic conditions, infectious diseases, and oncology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The result:<\/strong> The strongest performers are keeping both options open simultaneously &mdash; prepping for an IPO while fielding acquisition conversations. Some are choosing the takeover route outright.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GCC sovereign wealth is also circling.<\/strong> Abu Dhabi&rsquo;s Mubadala has been expanding its presence in the biotech sector through its pharma unit arm Mubadala Bio with investments in <a href=\"https:\/\/electra-therapeutics.com\/electra-therapeutics-announces-183-million-series-c-financing-to-advance-first-in-class-sirp-targeted-therapies-for-immune-disorders-and-cancer\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\">the US&rsquo; ElectraTherapeutics<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/01\/27\/mubadala-makes-another-healthcare-play-with-investment-in-l-nutra-which-will-set-up-a-jv-in-abu-dhabi\/\" target=\"_blank\">nutri-tech firm L-Nutra<\/a>, while the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has been <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/17\/adia-invests-in-biotech-startup-ignite-energy-access-to-set-up-hq-in-abu-dhabi\/\" target=\"_blank\">similarly active<\/a>. Qatar has a sizable biotech investment footprint, with a USD 250 mn play <a href=\"https:\/\/investor.bridgebio.com\/news\/news-details\/2023\/bridgebio-pharma-announces-250-million-private-placement-equity-financing-09-25-2023\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">into BridgeBio Pharma<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/qia-invests-in-itm-isotope-technologies-munich-ugcPost-7074295787240796160-FQWM\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAADox4C4BEF2M1OJkaewcVSH_nzAS8pYnVQA\" target=\"_blank\">USD 255 mn for Isotope Technologies Munich<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MARKETS THIS MORNING-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asia-Pacific markets were mixed in early trading this morning<\/strong> as the rally sparked by the US-Iran framework agreement cooled and investors sat tight ahead of today&rsquo;s Federal Reserve policy decision. Japan&rsquo;s Nikkei was up 0.7%, while South Korea&rsquo;s Kospi was down 0.1%. Over on Wall Street, equities are set to open higher, with futures in the green.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table markets-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Sensex<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">77,045<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.3% (YTD: -9.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>NIFTY 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">24,037<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.2% (YTD: -8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,956<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.07% (YTD: -0.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">6,073<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.3% (YTD: +0.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">11,106<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: 5.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>EGX30<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">52,380<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.6% (YTD: +25.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Boursa Kuwait<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">8,788<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.1% (YTD: +5.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>QSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,581<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.2% (YTD: -1.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&amp;P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">7,511<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.5% (YTD: +9.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,477<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.1% (YTD: +5.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">6,272<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.2% (YTD: +8.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 78.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Natural gas (Nymex)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 3.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.03%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 4,345<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 64,870<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-2.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The values in the table above are listed according to the market position as of 3:30pm IST \/ 2pm GST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biotech dealmaking is picking up as firms look to get ahead of an incoming patent 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