A smart acquisition strategy has made Bristol-Meyers, which has bought seven companies since October 2007, a big player in the cancer-treatment industry. Its purchase of Medarex in July added a key drug for metastic melanoma that’s in Phase III trials. The drug has possible multiple indications – industry jargon for its ability to treat more than one condition – for lung and prostate cancer.But BMY also sells Erbitux for colorectal, head and neck cancer, Ixempra for breast cancer, Taxol for breawatch now
AstraZeneca in talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400 billion megadeal, FT reports
U.K. pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is considering a deal to merge with its U.S. rival Bristol Myers Squibb.










