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Roche Holding AG / Sosei Group Corporation (Sosei Heptares)

2019 · Licensing/Option · $1.0B · Complete

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Jul 16, 2019 FierceBiotech Bullish

Sosei Heptares' multi-target pact with Genentech reinforces the company's position as the go-to GPCR platform partner; Roche's James Sabry called Sosei's…

Apr 15, 2020 Pharmaceutical Technology Bullish

Sosei Heptares achieved an early discovery milestone under the Genentech collaboration, triggering a $3M payment and signaling that the platform was producing…

Oct 31, 2023 GlobeNewswire Bullish

Sosei Heptares received a $3.75M payment for progression of a 'potential first-in-class project targeting an undisclosed GPCR' under the Genentech multi-target…

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Sosei Heptares and Genentech (Roche) signed a multi-target research collaboration and license agreement leveraging Sosei's StaR/SBDD GPCR drug-design platform. Sosei received $26M in upfront and near-term payments and is eligible for over $1B in research, development and commercial milestones plus royalties. Genentech receives exclusive global rights.

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