---
title: 'Vertex + ViaCyte, Theravance, Merck + Orion, Pliant, Qiming'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/vertex-viacyte-theravance-merck-orion-pliant-qiming'
show: 'Life Science Today'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/life-science-today'
published: '2022-07-19'
audio: 'unavailable — the host retired the file'
---

# Vertex + ViaCyte, Theravance, Merck + Orion, Pliant, Qiming

Cell therapy acquisition, royalties sold, biobucks-like deal, successful raise, and Chinese Venture Capital Find out more athttps://LifeScienceTodayPodcast.comStory ReferencesVertex + ViaCyteTheravance BiopharmaMerck + OrionPliant Therapeut…

## Summary

Cell therapy acquisition, royalties sold, biobucks-like deal, successful raise, and Chinese Venture Capital

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**[https://LifeScienceTodayPodcast.com
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**Story References
**[Vertex + ViaCyte
](https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/vertex-to-acquire-viacyte-with-the-goal-of-accelerating-its-potentially-curative-vx-880-programs-in-type-1-diabetes/?s=79)[Theravance Biopharma
](https://www.biospace.com/article/theravance-innoviva-score-1-31b-payday-from-royalty-pharma-/?s=80)[Merck + Orion
](https://www.biospace.com/article/merck-orion-deal-to-explore-treatment-for-advanced-prostate-cancer/?s=80)[Pliant Therapeutics
](https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/pliant-therapeutics-announces-pricing-of-upsized-200-0-million-public-offering/?s=80)[Qiming](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qiming-venture-partners-announces-closing-of-funds-totaling-us3-2-billion-301583471.html)[
](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220623005116/en/DEM-BioPharma-Launches-with-70-Million-Financing)
**About the Show
**Life Science Today is your source for stories, insights, and trends across the life science industry. Expect weekly highlights about new technologies, pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions, news about the moves of venture capital and private equity, and how the stock market responds to biotech IPOs. Life Science Today also explores trends around clinical research, including the evolving patterns that determine how drugs and therapies are developed and approved. It’s news, with a dash of perspective, focused on the life science industry.