List of 155 Acquired Life Science Companies in New Jersey

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Allergan Acquired AbbVie 2019-06-25 $63B Parsippany, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	15,787	47	38	9
Celgene Corp. Acquired Bristol-Myers Squibb 2019-01-03 $74B Summit, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	13,003	18	15	3
BioClinica, Inc. Acquired Clario 2020-12-10 Princeton, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	84	13	13	-
Alvogen Acquired Lotus 2025-09-23 $2B Pine Brook, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	-	9	8	1
The Medicines Company Acquired Novartis 2019-11-24 $9.7B Parsippany, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	6	8	6	2
Covance Acquired Pyxant Labs 2021-05-20 Princeton, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	2,595	9	5	4
Schering-Plough Corp. Acquired Merck 2009-11-03 $41.1B Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	3,200	6	5	1
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. Acquired Opko 2015-08-20 $1.47B Elmwood Park, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	832	6	4	2
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. Acquired Endo International 2015-05-18 $8.05B Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	1,310	3	2	1
Pharmacia Corp. Acquired Pfizer 2003-04-16 $60B Peapack, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	-	3	2	1
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Acquired Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC 2019-05-01 $75.6M Morristown, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	176	2	2	-
Antares Pharma Acquired Halozyme 2022-04-13 $960M Ewing, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	184	2	1	1
Alpharma Pharmaceuticals Inc. Acquired King Pharmaceuticals LLC 2008-12-29 $16B Piscataway, New Jersey, United States	Life Science	-	1	1	-
IVERIC bio Acquired Astellas Pharma 2023-04-30 $5.9B Cranbury, New Jersey, United States website	Life Science	210	1	1	-
GPC Biotech Inc. Acquired Agennix AG 2009-11-05 Princeton, New Jersey, United States	Life Science	-	1	1	-
Block Drug Company, Inc. Acquired GSK 2001-01-16 $1.24B Jersey City, New Jersey, United States	Life Science	-	2	1	1

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