SFJ Pharma closes transfer of bentracimab assets from PhaseBio

18 January 2023

SFJ Pharmaceuticals is claiming victory in its legal dispute with cardiopulmonary diseases focussed US firm PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: PHAS) regarding a blood thinner reversal agent, announcing the closing of the sale and transfer of assets related to bentracimab from PhaseBio to SFJ, a California-based drug development company backed by Blackstone Life Sciences and Abingworth.

The sale and transfer was approved on December 31, 2022, by the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware Chapter 11 case has been pending since October 2022.

Since 2020, SFJ and PhaseBio have worked on co-developing bentracimab (formerly known as PB2452), which has the potential to address a significant unmet need for patients in major bleeding and urgent surgery situations, and SFJ retains deep clinical and commercial expertise related to the bentracimab program.

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