Abbvie confirms $2.1bn Capstan swoop

  • Abbvie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) has agreed to acquire Capstan Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion, expanding its pipeline with a potential first-in-class treatment for autoimmune diseases and gaining access to a new type of RNA delivery system. The acquisition will give the pharma giant control of CPTX2309, a lipid nanoparticle-based therapy that delivers mRNA directly into the body to program the immune system.