Biogen extends Ionis deal in SMA

20 December 2017

Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB) is to pay $25 million upfront to Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IONS) as part of an expansion of their collaboration to identify new antisense oligonucleotide drug candidates for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

The US companies are already partners in a number of strategic alliances, including over the development and commercialization of Spinraza (nusinersen), which gained US approval in December 2016 to treat pediatric and adult patients with SMA.

This new deal will also see Biogen having the option to license therapies arising out of the collaboration, and it will be responsible for their development and commercialization and must pay milestone sums to Ionis, as well as further payments and royalties on any sales achieved.

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