Roche gains rights to Ionis’ Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s programmes
Ionis is entitled to receive an upfront payment of $60m from Roche.
28 September 2023
28 September 2023
Ionis is entitled to receive an upfront payment of $60m from Roche.
Tetra obtained orphan drug designation from the FDA for zatolmilast as an investigational treatment in 2018.
The latest development is based on findings from the Phase III VISIBLE 1 clinical trial.
Apart from the workforce cuts, the company is also considering asset divestment and mergers as part of a strategic review.
The partnership will help advance preclinical concept in the cardiometabolic disorder space from four academic institutions.
The popular acne treatment will soon be available in 15 EU countries in addition to UK and South Africa.
The funding was part of an oversubscribed Series C financing round, which will be used to advance its lead pulmonary fibrosis therapies into Phase II trials.
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