Ipsen’s Milestones
March 2023
Acquisition of Albireo
Ipsen acquires rare liver disease specialist Albireo, bringing into its portfolio Bylvay® (odevixibat), a non-systemic ileal bile acid transport inhibitor for the treatment of pediatric patients with pruritus in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC).
August 2022
Acquisition of Epizyme
Ipsen successfully completed the acquisition of Epizyme and its lead medicine, Tazverik®(tazemetostat), a first-in-class, chemotherapy-free EZH2a inhibitor for adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL), which was granted Accelerated Approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2020. As part of the transaction, Ipsen also acquired Epizyme’s first-in-class, oral SETD2 inhibitor development candidate.
2019
Boosting Ipsen’s capacities in Rare Diseases
Ipsen acquired Montreal-based Clementia Pharmaceuticals, specializing in rare bone diseases, Clementia brought a drug candidate, palovarotene, to Ipsen for a rare genetic disease, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP).
2016
Treatment approvals and asset acquisitions
The Dysport was approved in the United States for the treatment of lower limb spasticity in children aged two years and older. Ipsen also licensed cabozantinib from Exelixis, which received marketing authorization the same year for the second-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. In January the following year, Ipsen announced the acquisition of certain assets of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, including Onivyde®, for the treatment of pancreatic and ovarian cancer.
2015
A new research hub is opened
Ipsen inaugurated a research and development center in Cambridge (Massachusetts), U.S.
