Zealand Pharma Inks ~$2.5B Deal with OTR Therapeutics to Discover and Develop Metabolic Disease Therapies
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- Zealand Pharma has entered into a multi-program strategic collaboration & license agreement with OTR to discover & develop oral small molecules for metabolic diseases
- OTR & Zealand will jointly discover & develop multiple metabolic disease therapies, with OTR using its discovery platform to lead discovery & preclinical work while Zealand will handle global clinical development, regulatory filings, & commercialization
- As per the terms, OTR will receive $20M upfront (up to $30M with conditions), plus preclinical, development, regulatory & commercial milestones, representing the total deal value of ~$2.5B (majority tied to commercial milestones), along with tiered single-digit royalties on global net sales
Ref: Globe Newswire | Image: Zealand & OTR |Press Release
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