Amicus Therapeutics to Acquire Rare Disease Company Scioderm, Inc.

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Cowen Raises Price Target on Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD) Following Announced Deal for Scioderm

September 1, 2015 7:10 AM EDT

Cowen reiterated an Outperform rating on Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FOLD), and raised the price target to $27.00 (from $19.00), following the announced cash/stock deal for Scioderm. Scioderms Zorblisa is in a Ph3 trial for the rare skin disease Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) with FDA Breakthrough... More

Leerink Partners Remains Bullish on Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD) Following Announced Scioderm Acquisition

August 31, 2015 2:00 PM EDT

Leerink Partners reiterated an Outperform rating on Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FOLD) following the announced acquisition of Scioderm. Scioderm is a private company developing Zorblisa (SD-101), its lead product for epidermolysis bullosa that is currently enrolling for Phase 3 trial. Data readout is expected by 1H16.... More

Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD) to Acquire Scioderm in ~$950M Deal

August 31, 2015 6:29 AM EDT

Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FOLD) and Scioderm, Inc. a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies for treating diseases with high unmet need, have signed a definitive agreement under which Amicus will acquire 100% of the capital stock of Scioderm, Inc.

Transaction highlights

Excellent strategic fit with Amicus' patient-centric vision to develop and commercialize advanced therapies for devastating rare and orphan diseasesLeverages Scioderm development team's EB expertise with Amicus' global clinical infrastructure to advance Zorblisa toward regulatory approvals and Amicus' commercial, patient advocacy and medical affairs infrastructure to support a successful global... More