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Johnson & Johnson to Buy Halda Therapeutics For $3.05 Billion

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By Colin Kellaher 




  Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy clinical-stage biotechnology company Halda Therapeutics for $3.05 billion in cash in a deal that bolsters the healthcare giant's oncology pipeline. 



  J&J on Monday said the deal, slated to close within the next few months, adds Halda's proprietary platform to develop oral, targeted therapies for multiple types of solid tumors, including prostate cancer. 



  The New Brunswick, N.J., company said Halda's lead candidate, HLD-0915, is once-daily therapy for prostate cancer that has the potential to transform patient outcomes with a novel precision cancer cell-killing approach that can overcome mechanisms of resistance to treatment. 



  J&J said it expects the Halda acquisition will reduce its 2026 adjusted per-share earnings by about 15 cents due to short-term financing and a charge related to equity awards for Halda employees. 





  Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com 





  (END) Dow Jones Newswires



  November 17, 2025 08:31 ET (13:31 GMT)


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