November 2022 Top Biopharma Deal: POINT – Lantheus for cancer drugs PNT2002 and PNT2003
November 2022 Top Biopharma Deal Upfront
POINT development and commercialization deal with Lantheus for PNT2002 and PNT2003
Announced: November 11, 2022
Total Deal Value: $2,131M
Upfront Cash: $260M
Upfront Equity: n/a
Option Payments: n/a
Milestones: $1,871M dev. and sales milestones
Royalty: 20% royalty for PNT2002 and 15% royalty for PNT2003
Cost and Profit Split: n/a
The Asset:
POINT’s PNT2002, a PSMA-targeted 177 Lu-based radiopharmaceutical therapy for mCRPC, and PNT2003, a somatostatin receptor (SSTR) targeted radioligand therapy for GEP-NETs
Deal Structure:
Development and Com License
Partnership Features:
Co-Development, Shared Dev Cost
The Details:
- POINT granted Lantheus exclusive, worldwide ex-Asia rights to co-develop and commercialize POINT’s PNT2002, a PSMA-targeted 177 Lu-based radiopharmaceutical therapy, and PNT2003, a somatostatin receptor (SSTR) targeted radioligand therapy by combining POINT’s radioligand development expertise with Lantheus’ commercial expertise in PSMA PET and radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs).
- POINT will be responsible for the funding, development, and manufacturing of PNT2002 and PNT2003 while Lantheus will be responsible for NDA approval and development and commercial expenses.
- POINT will receive $250M and $10M up front and is eligible for up to $281M and $34.5M in development milestones and up to $1.28B and $275M in commercial milestones, plus 20% and 15% royalties for PNT2002 and PNT2003 respectively.
Last Month:
Congrats to POINT and Lantheus for landing DealForma’s Nov 2022 Top Biopharma Deal. Last month’s Deal of the Month was MacroGenics – Gilead for mCRPC and GEP-NETs drug PNT2002 and PNT2003. Read about it here.
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