Kyowa Kirin successfully completes acquisition of Orchard Therapeutics, a global gene therapy leader for rare diseases
TOKYO and LONDON and BOSTON, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Kirin, TSE: 4151) a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company (J-GSP) discovering and developing novel medicines utilizing the latest biotechnology, and Orchard Therapeutics plc ((Orchard Therapeutics, NASDAQ:ORTX), a global gene therapy leader, today announced Kyowa Kirin has successfully completed the acquisition of Orchard Therapeutics. The acquisition of all outstanding shares of Orchard Therapeutics by way of a Scheme of Arrangement procedure under the UK Companies Act 2006 was completed on January 24, 2024, and Orchard Therapeutics has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyowa Kirin.
