Biopharma financing totaled $9.8 billion, a 53% increase over Q4 2013. Twenty-two M&As were completed with a combined potential value reaching $31.3 billion, and there were 103 biopharma alliances totaling $1.9 billion in potential pre-commercialization value, down 30% from the previous quarter.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced February through March 2014.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced October through November 2013.

Two Western big pharmas struck back-to-back deals this week with two U.S. biopharmas and will bring their innovative drugs to Asia without a local partner. The details of the deals are different, but both signal a willingness on the part of biopharmas to partner with experienced, feet-on-the-ground Western companies as a route into emerging Asian markets, though they’ll still need to find a local partner down the road.