Incyte CEO Bill Meury acquires Vega Therapeutics for up to $2B, adding Phase 3 von Willebrand disease drug as Jakafi faces 2028 patent cliff.

Acquiring Vega Therapeutics, an offshoot of "hub-and-spoke" biotech Star Therapeutics, would give Incyte a medicine that’s in late-stage testing and designed to control bleeding.

Incyte to Acquire Vega Therapeutics, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Star Therapeutics, Expanding its Hematology Portfolio into Bleeding Disorders