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Curium strikes up to $8B deal for radiopharma rival Lantheus

Published

4 August 2026

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operational-macro

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Health

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United States

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Read at fiercebiotech.com

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Fusion42 · 1 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Curium has agreed to acquire radiopharmaceutical company Lantheus in a deal worth up to $8 billion, combining global manufacturing and diagnostic imaging capabilities. The merger, expected to complete in early 2027, will create a private firm with a broad presence in oncology, neurology, and cardiology across 70+ countries.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Health, and 2 sources have reported it.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Radiopharma founders should expect a shift towards bolder consolidation and an expanded private-player model reshaping product supply and innovation paths in nuclear medicine. Your potential partnerships and competitive dynamics have just tightened around a bigger entity controlling critical US and global radiopharma assets.

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2 sources · 4 Aug 2026

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