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Fauna Bio Signs a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Eli Lilly to Discover Obesity Targets through Convergence AI Platform

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Fauna Bio Signs a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Eli Lilly to Discover Obesity Targets through Convergence AI Platform

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  • Fauna has entered into a multi-year agreement with Eli Lilly to discover multiple drug targets for obesity. The collaboration will leverage Fauna’s Convergence AI platform to identify novel targets for complex disease areas of high unmet need
  • Under the terms of the agreement, Fauna will receive an up front payment including equity investments (both undisclosed) & is eligible to receive an aggregate of $494M in pre-clinical, clinical & commercial milestone payments plus royalties
  • The Convergence AI platform utilizes genomic analyses across 452 mammal species incl. 65 hibernators and thereby identifies drug targets for humans by analyzing the data collected from the protective adaptations of hibernation biology

Ref: PR Newswire | Image: Eli Lilly

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Kritika Jha

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