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AbbVie Inc. / Calico LLC

2014 · Co-Development · $1.5B · Terminated

Outcome grade pending — assessed 5 years post-close.

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The coverage arc

Sep 03, 2014 AbbVie Inc. Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1 (Calico collaboration announcement) Bullish

AbbVie and Calico announce a novel R&D collaboration to discover, develop and commercialize new therapies for age-related diseases including neurodegeneration…

Jun 26, 2018 FierceBiotech Neutral

Covers the 2018 $1B extension of the Calico-AbbVie deal, noting continued investment despite limited public clinical data after four years and questioning the…

Nov 12, 2025 STAT News Bearish

Documents AbbVie's exit from the Calico partnership and characterizes the longevity bet as having delivered limited clinical success despite over $1B in…

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AbbVie and Alphabet-backed Calico Life Sciences each committed up to $250M upfront with the option for an additional $500M each (total potential $1.5B), pooling resources for aging-related drug discovery centered in the Bay Area. AbbVie ultimately ended the 11-year collaboration in 2025.

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Related deals — scored

DealYearValueOutcome
AbbVie Inc. / Calico LLC (this deal)2014$1.5B
AbbVie Inc. / Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH2016$2.2B95
AbbVie Inc. / Genmab A/S2020$3.9B81
AbbVie Inc. / Pharmacyclics Inc.2015$21.0B79
AbbVie Inc. / Apogee Therapeutics, Inc.2026$10.9B72
AbbVie Inc. / ImmunoGen Inc.2023$10.1B69
AbbVie Inc. / Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals Inc.2024$2.0B64

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