Health Care Up Amid Deal Activity -- Health Care Roundup

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2025.12.19 22:35
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Health-care companies rose amid deal activity. Biomarin Pharmaceutical agreed to buy fellow biotechnology company Amicus Therapeutics for about $4.8 billion. Amicus founder and longtime leader, John Crowley started the company to find a cure for his two children's rare disease. Nine pharmaceutical companies, including Merck and British drug giant GSK, agreed to lower certain U.S. prices for their medicines in a new round of industry pacts with the Trump administration. Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires 12-19-25 1732ET