On the July 2026 edition of the Scrip Deals Podcast, Scrip Senior Writer Joseph Haas and Bruce Leuchter, CEO of Neurvati Biosciences and GRIN Therapeutics, discussed the recent trend of biopharma M&A deals valued at $1bn or greater closing quickly. Recent research showed that closing time for such deals is less than half of how long it took to close a billion-dollar acquisition during the span on 2023-2025.. Leuchter offered some insights on why this might be. Haas and Leuchter also discussed M&A activity during the just-ended second quarter of 2026.