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6.03.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Luminopia on Licensing Agreement with ROHTO
On June 2, 2026, Luminopia, Inc., a digital health company pioneering a new class of treatments for neuro-visual disorders, announced its first international licensing agreement with ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in consumer products and pharmaceuticals. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Luminopia on the transaction.
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4.06.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Soleno Therapeutics on $2.9 Billion Acquisition by Neurocrine
On April 6, 2026, Neurocrine Biosciences and Soleno Therapeutics announced that Neurocrine has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Soleno for $53.00 per share in cash, representing a total transaction equity value of $2.9 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Soleno on the transaction.
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4.02.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises View Point Medical on Acquisition by Merit Medical
On April 1, 2026, Merit Medical Systems, Inc., a global leader of healthcare technology, announced it has acquired View Point Medical, Inc. The aggregate transaction consideration, including the assumption of View Point liabilities, is approximately $140 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised View Point on the transaction.
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3.13.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Enodia Therapeutics on Purchase Agreement with Kezar Life Sciences
On March 12, 2026, Enodia Therapeutics (Enodia), a biotechnology company developing novel small-molecule therapies for targeted protein degradation at the point of synthesis, and Kezar Life Sciences, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel small molecule therapeutics to treat unmet needs in immune-mediated diseases, announced that Enodia has acquired Kezar’s assets from its Sec61-based discovery and development program. Under the terms of the purchase agreement between Enodia and Kezar, Kezar will receive an initial upfront payment totaling $1 million, and will receive future payments upon achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercialization milestones, for a potential total of up to $127 million. Enodia has also agreed to pay tiered royalties on net sales. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Enodia on the transaction.
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3.09.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Lead Investor on SHINE’s $240 Million Equity Funding
On February 27, 2026, SHINE Technologies, a nuclear fusion company, announced it has raised $240 million in equity funding led by NantWorks founder Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, with additional participation from Fidelity Management & Research Company, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Pelican Energy Partners, Deerfield Management, Oaktree Capital Management, and other existing investors. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised lead investor OZ Shine LLC—a new investment company led by Dr. Soon-Shiong—on the transaction.
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1.21.26
Wilson Sonsini Advises Pacira BioSciences on Agreement with LG Chem
On January 13, 2026, Pacira BioSciences, the industry leader in its commitment to deliver innovative, non-opioid pain therapies to transform the lives of patients, announced it has entered into an agreement with LG Chem designed to expand access to opioid-sparing postsurgical pain control for patients in select Asian-Pacific markets. Through this partnership, LG Chem has the exclusive rights to commercialize EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), Pacira’s long-acting, local analgesic for postsurgical pain management in the region. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Pacira on the transaction.
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12.17.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Hexagon Bio on Multimillion-Dollar Joint Venture with Corteva
On December 16, 2025, Corteva, a global leader in agricultural technology, and Hexagon Bio, a biotechnology company pioneering a new way to discover nature-derived medicine, announced a multimillion-dollar joint venture (JV) to accelerate the development of new crop protection solutions inspired by nature. The JV is the first in the agriculture sector for Hexagon Bio and the first in the pharmaceutical industry for Corteva. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Hexagon Bio on the transaction.
The partnership brings together Corteva’s billion-dollar nature-inspired crop protection franchises and bacterial natural product discovery capabilities with Hexagon Bio’s natural-product discovery platform to advance the companies’ respective pipelines across agriculture and human health. Hexagon Bio’s platform combines microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, chemistry, and synthetic biology to identify and characterize novel natural products, uncovering diverse mechanisms not obvious from the chemical structure or conventional techniques and allowing for more efficient molecule discovery.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Hexagon Bio on the transaction included Ken Clark, Norm Hovijitra, Aleks Vitomirov, Lance Brady, Christina Poulsen, Adrian Broderick, Sara Pollock, Jacob Morales, Henry Yen, Myra Sutanto Shen, and Rob Sherrill.
For more information, please see the companies’ joint news release.
The partnership brings together Corteva’s billion-dollar nature-inspired crop protection franchises and bacterial natural product discovery capabilities with Hexagon Bio’s natural-product discovery platform to advance the companies’ respective pipelines across agriculture and human health. Hexagon Bio’s platform combines microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, chemistry, and synthetic biology to identify and characterize novel natural products, uncovering diverse mechanisms not obvious from the chemical structure or conventional techniques and allowing for more efficient molecule discovery.
The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Hexagon Bio on the transaction included Ken Clark, Norm Hovijitra, Aleks Vitomirov, Lance Brady, Christina Poulsen, Adrian Broderick, Sara Pollock, Jacob Morales, Henry Yen, Myra Sutanto Shen, and Rob Sherrill.
For more information, please see the companies’ joint news release.
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11.06.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Pacira BioSciences on License Agreement with AmacaThera
On November 4, 2025, Pacira BioSciences, a leader in non-opioid pain management, announced an exclusive worldwide license and collaboration agreement with AmacaThera to develop and commercialize AMT-143, an investigational long‑acting formulation of the non‑opioid analgesic ropivacaine for postsurgical pain control. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Pacira BioSciences on the transaction.
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7.25.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Revival on Strategic Partnership with Olympus
On July 25, 2025, Revival Healthcare Capital (Revival), an investment firm focused on transformative external innovation partnerships in MedTech, announced a strategic partnership with Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global healthcare leader committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling through advanced medical technologies and solutions. The partnership is aimed at harnessing external innovation to accelerate development and market entry for an endoluminal robotics platform initially targeting gastrointestinal (GI) treatments. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Revival on the transaction and on fund matters related to the transaction.
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5.21.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Halo Labs on Acquisition by Waters
On May 21, 2025, Waters Corporation announced that it acquired Halo Labs™, an innovator of specialized imaging technologies to detect, identify, and count interfering materials (particles) in therapeutic products, such as cell, protein, and gene therapies. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Halo Labs on the transaction.
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1.13.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Bolt Medical on Merger with Boston Scientific
On January 8, 2025, Boston Scientific announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bolt Medical, the developer of an intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) advanced laser-based platform for the treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease, for up to $900 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Bolt Medical on the transaction.
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12.23.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises USANA Health Sciences on Acquisition of Hiya Health
On December 23, 2024, USANA Health Sciences announced the acquisition of a 78.8 percent controlling ownership stake in Hiya Health Products, a leading direct-to-consumer provider of high-quality children’s health and wellness products. The $205 million cash transaction was completed on the same date and is anticipated to be accretive to USANA’s 2025 adjusted EBITDA. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised USANA on the transaction.