US therapeutic gene editing company Sangamo BioSciences (Nasdaq: SGMO) and its collaborator, Ireland-headquartered Shire (LSE: SHP) have agreed to revise their January 2012 collaboration and license agreement to expedite the development of ZFP Therapeutics for hemophilia A and B and Huntington's disease.
The decision to restructure reflects a strategic decision by both Shire and Sangamo to focus efforts in areas of current interest and expertise for each company.
Under the revised terms of the agreement, Shire will return to Sangamo the exclusive world-wide rights to gene targets for the development, clinical testing and commercialization of ZFP Therapeutics for hemophilia A and B. Shire will retain rights and will continue to develop ZFP Therapeutic clinical leads for Huntington's disease and a ZFP Therapeutic for one additional gene target yet to be named. Shire's rights with respect to other targets contemplated in the original agreement revert to Sangamo.
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