Relation's $45 million upfront GSK collaboration all part of right technology, right biology, right time

Nine months out from landing $35 million in seed funding, Relation has more news – a big pharma collaboration. The group has announced a $45 million upfront deal, including a $15 million equity investment with UK pharma group GSK (LSE: GSK).

GSK is partnering with Relation to discover new targets for fibrotic diseases and osteoarthritis. The deal also includes $63 million of potential develop milestones and sales-related milestones of an average of $200 million per target.

Speaking to The Pharma Letter about the collaboration, Relation chief executive David Roblin (pictured, above, far right) explained: “We picked GSK because they understand our desires and have a strategy to do similar things to what we are doing in AI. 

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