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David Cendon Garcia @ EU-Startups · 01/07/2026 09:10 EDT

Amgen acquires Oxford-based Dark Blue in deal worth up to €718 million to advance leukemia programme

Dark Blue Therapeutics, a British discovery and development BioTech company innovating the next generation of precision oncology medicines, has been acquired by US-based global BioTech company Amgen, in a transaction valued at up to €718 million ($840 million). Dark Blue’s DBT 3757 is a first-in-class therapy in IND-enabling studies for AML and ALL, with the ...

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