M&A Deal Summary

ALZA Acquires Sequus Pharmaceuticals

On March 26, 1999, ALZA acquired life science company Sequus Pharmaceuticals

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ALZA’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is ALZA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ALZA’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-03-26
Target Sequus Pharmaceuticals
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) ALZA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sequus Pharmaceuticals

Menlo Park, California, United States
Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures, develops, and distributes pharmaceutical products to treat cancer and infectious diseases.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ALZA

Mountain View, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1968
Sector Life Science
Employees2,442
DESCRIPTION

ALZA Corporation, headquartered in Mountain View, California, is a research-based pharmaceutical company and a leader in drug delivery technologies. The company applies its delivery technologies to develop pharmaceutical products with enhanced therapeutic value for its own portfolio and for many of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. ALZA's sales and marketing efforts have been focused in oncology and urology.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-21 ALZA Corp - IONSYS

United States

ALZA Corp - IONSYS™ (fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system) is an investigational product candidate intended to provide patient-controlled analgesia for adult inpatients requiring opioids following surgery.

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