Stakeholders are eager for details on the Takeda/Shire merger and on what Trump said to Pfizer CEO Ian Read to cause the recent about-face on price increases. Other key topics will be status updates on Teva's Copaxone franchise and on Novo Nordisk's oral semaglutide.

Takeda is clearly keen on Shire's rare disease therapies, but the future of the ophthalmology business, and notably the dry eye drug Xiidra, is less certain. The shutters may close on Shire's headquarters in Ireland as well. 

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 in March 2017.