J&J Completes $14.6-Bn Acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapeutics
Johnson & Johnson has completed its $14.6-billion acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies, a Bedminster, New Jersey-based bio/pharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics for central nervous system disorders. The deal was announced in January 2025.
A key asset in the deal is Intra-Cellular Therapies’ Caplyta (lumateperone), a once-daily oral therapy approved to treat adults with schizophrenia, as well as depressive episodes associated with bipolar I or II disorder (bipolar depression), as a monotherapy and adjunctive therapy with lithium or valproate. The drug is also being reviewed as an adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder with a supplemental new drug application submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration for this indication. The acquisition also includes ITI-1284, a Phase II compound being studied in generalized anxiety disorder and Alzheimer’s disease-related psychosis and agitation.
Johnson & Johnson acquired all outstanding shares of Intra-Cellular Therapies for a payment of $132.00 per share in cash.
Source: Johnson & Johnson