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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company / Bavarian Nordic A/S (PROSTVAC program)

2015 · Licensing/Option · $975M · Terminated

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The coverage arc

Mar 04, 2015 Bavarian Nordic Bullish

Bavarian Nordic announced it could receive up to $975 million including $60 million upfront, plus development, regulatory and commercialization milestones and…

Mar 04, 2015 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Bullish

GEN noted the deal size implied potential blockbuster framing for PROSTVAC, leveraging the Phase 2 8.5-month OS signal while acknowledging Phase 3 readout risk.

Sep 14, 2017 FierceBiotech Bearish

FierceBiotech reported Bavarian Nordic shares plummeted ~49% after the PROSPECT Phase 3 trial was halted for futility, with PROSTVAC failing to extend overall…

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BMS gained an exclusive option to license PROSTVAC, Bavarian Nordic's Phase 3 PSA-targeting cancer immunotherapy. Bavarian Nordic received $60M upfront, with $80M option exercise plus up to $230M survival-tiered, $110M regulatory, and $495M sales milestones. Phase 3 PROSPECT trial later failed to meet OS endpoint (2017).

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