September 2022 Top Biopharma Deal: SpringWorks – GSK for Nirogacestat in combination with Blenrep
September 2022 Top Biopharma Deal Upfront
SpringWorks development and commercialization deal expansion with GSK for Nirogacestat in combination with Blenrep (expanded deal)
Announced: September 7, 2022
Total Deal Value: $625M
Upfront Cash: n/a
Upfront Equity: $75M
Option Payments: n/a
Milestones: $550M dev. and commercial milestones
Royalty: Undisclosed
Cost and Profit Split: n/a
The Asset:
Springworks’ Nirogacestat, an oral gamma-secretase inhibitor, in combination with GSK’s Blenrep, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting B-cell maturation antigen for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Deal Structure:
Development and Commercial License
Partnership Features:
Collaborative Development, No Shared Cost; Co-Development, Shared Dev Cost
The Details:
- SpringWorks expanded its 2019 clinical collaboration and granted GSK non-exclusive rights to develop and commercialize its nirogacestat, an oral gamma-secretase inhibitor, in combination with GSK’s Blenrep, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting B-cell maturation antigen for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
- SpringWorks retains full commercial rights to nirogacestat and will be responsible for the global commercialization of nirogacestat.
- SpringWorks will receive a $75M equity investment in shares of common stock at a premium to the 30-day volume-weighted average share price on Sept 2, 2022, and is eligible to receive up to $550M in development and commercial milestones.
Last Month:
Congrats to SpringWorks and GSK for landing DealForma’s September 2022 Top Biopharma Deal. Last month’s Deal of the Month was Sanofi – Innovent for antibody-conjugate drug SAR408701 for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Read about it here.
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