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Pfizer Inc. / Akcea Therapeutics / Ionis Pharmaceuticals (AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx license)

2019 · Licensing/Option · $1.3B · Terminated

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The coverage arc

Oct 07, 2019 Akcea Therapeutics / GlobeNewswire Bullish

Akcea and Ionis receive a $250 million upfront license fee, with up to $1.3 billion in milestones plus tiered double-digit royalties; Pfizer CSO Mikael…

Jan 29, 2020 Fierce Biotech Bearish

'The data are a mixed bag, with the primary endpoint success offset by the failure to improve secondary measures of relevance to the patient population...…

Jan 31, 2022 BioPharma Dive Bearish

SVB Leerink analyst Mani Foroohar suggested ANGPTL3 may not be as predictably effective as PCSK9 targeting; Ionis shares fell as much as 11% on the…

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Ionis/Akcea licensed exclusive worldwide rights to AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx (later vupanorsen) to Pfizer for $250M upfront and up to $1.3 billion in development, regulatory and sales milestones, plus tiered royalties starting in the low- to high-teens. Pfizer terminated the collaboration in early 2022.

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