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Novo Nordisk A/S / Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2019 · Licensing/Option · $3.3B · Complete

Announcement Sentiment
75
Strongly positive
Outcome Score
88
Worked — the deal delivered on its rationale.

Novo Nordisk and Dicerna Pharmaceuticals entered a multi-target RNAi therapeutics collaboration using Dicerna's proprietary GalXC (sGalNAc-siRNA) platform for liver-related cardiometabolic diseases. Novo paid $175M upfront plus $25M/year for three years, with up to $357.5M in milestones per target across 30+ targets. Dicerna led discovery through clinical candidate selection; Novo led subsequent clinical development. Novo later acquired Dicerna outright in 2021 for $3.3B.

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