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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. / Intellikine, Inc.

2011 · Acquisition/Merger · $310M · Complete

WRONG BY 40 POINTS

Takeda's flagship Intellikine asset (sapanisertib) never won approval and was divested to Calithera a decade later; the one asset that did reach FDA approval (duvelisib/Copiktra) had already been bought out of Takeda's hands years earlier for a fixed fee.

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The coverage arc

Dec 20, 2011 FierceBiotech Bullish

Takeda's Millennium oncology arm picks up two novel kinase inhibitors targeting the PI3K/mTOR pathway, adding clinical-stage depth beyond Velcade.

Dec 21, 2011 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Neutral

Factual recap: $190 million upfront with up to $120 million in clinical development milestones for Intellikine's PI3K/mTOR kinase inhibitor portfolio; lead…

Jun 15, 2024 Wikipedia (Sapanisertib) Bearish

Sapanisertib (TAK-228) remained in Phase 2 across breast, endometrial, glioblastoma, renal, and thyroid cancers more than a decade after the Takeda…

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Takeda America Holdings agreed to acquire Intellikine for $190M upfront plus up to $120M in milestones (~$310M total). Deal added two novel oncology kinase programs to the Millennium oncology pipeline. Closed Q1 2012.

Did it work? Outcome assessment

Takeda's flagship Intellikine asset (sapanisertib) never won approval and was divested to Calithera a decade later; the one asset that did reach FDA approval (duvelisib/Copiktra) had already been bought out of Takeda's hands years earlier for a fixed fee.

Strategic verdict
Failed to Achieve
Financial impact
Dilutive
Pipeline outcome
Assets Stalled

Key facts

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