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Centessa licenses LockBody platform to Genmab; $15M upfront, up to $230M per product milestones
Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc
- Upfront payment of $15M from Genmab; option fees up to $15M for up to three undisclosed targets.
- Eligible for ~$230M in development, regulatory, and sales milestones per product plus tiered mid-single-digit royalties.
- Genmab to lead all R&D; may combine LockBody technology with Genmab's proprietary antibodies.
- LockBody platform enables conditional activation of cell killing in diseased tissue to improve therapeutic index.
- Multi-year research period; Genmab can terminate for convenience or on a target-by-target basis.