UK-based Oxford BioMedica (LSE: OXB) says that it has signed further contracts with Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NOVN: VX), which build on the collaboration with Novartis announced in May 2013.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Novartis will pay $14 million upfront including a $4.3 million equity subscription for a non-exclusive worldwide development and commercialization license in oncology under the group’s LentiVector platform. OXB will manufacture lentiviral vectors expressing CTL019/CART-019. The manufacturing contract has an initial three year term. Additionally, OXB has granted Novartis an exclusive licence for the worldwide development and commercialization of all chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell products arising from the process development collaboration.
OXB eligible for up to $90 million over next three years
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