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Biogen Inc. / Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.

2020 · Licensing/Option · $2.7B · Terminated

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Feb 27, 2020 BioPharma Dive Bullish

Biogen will work with Sangamo Therapeutics on gene regulation therapies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurological diseases in a deal worth up to…

Feb 27, 2020 Reuters Bullish

Biogen will pay Sangamo Therapeutics 350 million dollars upfront — including a 225 million dollar equity stake — and up to 2.37 billion dollars in milestones…

Feb 15, 2024 Endpoints News Bearish

Sangamo Therapeutics disclosed in its 2023 year-end disclosures that the Biogen ZFP-TF gene regulation collaboration faced significant program-level…

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Biogen and Sangamo announced a global licensing collaboration to develop and commercialize ST-501 for tauopathies, ST-502 for synucleinopathies, plus an undisclosed neuromuscular target and up to nine additional neurological targets. Sangamo received $350M upfront ($125M license fee plus $225M equity) and is eligible for up to $2.37B in development, regulatory and commercial milestones plus tiered royalties. UPDATE: The collaboration closed April 3, 2020. Biogen subsequently terminated the agreement effective June 15, 2023 following a strategic pipeline review, returning all rights (including ST-501 and ST-502) to Sangamo and prioritizing its Leqembi/lecanemab launch and tau ASO BIIB080. Sangamo lost eligibility for the remaining milestones and royalties from the $2.37B pool. Novartis terminated its parallel Sangamo deal at the same time (effective June 11, 2023).

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