Struggling antibiotic company will go privare under the agreement. Bayer will employ Acuitas's liquid nanoparticle technology in gene therapies developed by subsidiary Asklepios.

PODCAST: Datamonitor Healthcare analysts explore the three key psychiatric disorder markets from current market leaders to promising pipeline candidates and novel mechanisms.

The highly genericized bipolar disorder market is set for change as both new long-acting injectable formulations of older products and novel therapies reach the market, while firms like NRx and BioXcel target major unmet needs in a disease that needs more R&D.

Biotech stock indices have seen a recent recovery but remain well below their 2021 peaks raising questions about the likelihood of raising money for R&D. The number of companies announcing leadership changes, shifting pipeline priorities and job cuts is rising as a result.