Sanofi announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. (“Vigil”), a publicly traded clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. This acquisition in neurology, one of Sanofi’s four strategic disease areas, enhances Sanofi’s early-stage pipeline and includes VG-3927, which will be evaluated in a phase 2 clinical study in Alzheimer’s disease. Sanofi will acquire all outstanding common shares of Vigil for $8 per share in cash at closing, representing an equity value of approximately $470 million (on a fully diluted basis).
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Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/05/21/3086232/0/en/Press-Release-Sanofi-to-acquire-Vigil-Neuroscience-Inc-adding-a-new-investigational-medicine-to-treat-Alzheimer-s-disease-to-the-neurology-pipeline.html