-- 拜耳（BAYN.F）达成协议，将以最高24.5亿美元的价格收购美国生物制药公司Perfuse Therapeutics。Perfuse Therapeutics专注于眼科疾病的治疗。 根据周三发布的消息，根据拟议的交易条款，这家德国生命科学集团将向Perfuse Therapeutics支付3亿美元的首付款，并根据里程碑事件支付后续款项。 拜耳将获得PER-001的全部权益。PER-001是一种在研的小分子内皮素受体拮抗剂，用于治疗眼科疾病。该药物目前正处于中期临床开发阶段，有望成为治疗青光眼和糖尿病视网膜病变的疗法。 拜耳制药业务发展与许可负责人尤尔根·埃克哈特（Juergen Eckhardt）表示：“通过此次收购，我们将增强我们在眼科领域的专业知识和产品线，并进一步巩固我们致力于为患者开发急需疗法的承诺。”他强调了这款在研药物的潜力。 Perfuse Therapeutics 首席执行官兼创始人 Sevgi Gurkan 也表达了与 Eckhardt 类似的观点，并指出该公司的愿景与拜耳的愿景高度一致。“他们拥有足够的规模和全球资源，能够充分发挥 PER-001 的潜力，从而改变人类失明的命运。” 此次收购预计将在获得必要的监管机构和 Perfuse 股东批准后生效。 截至周三中午，拜耳的股票在德国 Xetra 交易所上涨超过 2%。
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