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Sanofi SA / Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.

2014 · Licensing/Option · $700M · Complete

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Jan 13, 2014 Alnylam / Genzyme (GlobeNewswire) Bullish

Alnylam CEO John Maraganore: 'This new relationship with Genzyme is transformational for Alnylam. It is a game changer for both the advancement of RNAi…

Jan 14, 2014 PharmaTimes Neutral

PharmaTimes reports Sanofi/Genzyme spent $700 million for an approximately 12% stake in Alnylam, summarizing the expanded RNAi rare-disease collaboration…

Dec 31, 2018 pharmaphorum Neutral

Retrospective noting Sanofi and Alnylam concluded the research phase of their RNAi alliance, reviewing how the 2014 collaboration evolved over its term.

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Sanofi's Genzyme unit paid Alnylam approximately $700M for a 12% equity stake plus expanded ex-U.S. rights to Alnylam's RNAi rare-disease pipeline including patisiran. The deal anchored Sanofi's bet on RNAi as a platform and was one of the largest equity-plus-rights packages of 2014.

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