M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Keros licenses elritercept to Takeda for $200M upfront; milestones up to $1.1B
Keros Therapeutics, Inc.
- Upfront payment of $200M; eligible for up to $370M in development/commercial milestones and $740M in sales milestones.
- Tiered royalties on net sales in Territory (ex-China) from low double-digits to high teens, subject to reductions.
- Elritercept in Phase 2 for MDS and myelofibrosis; Phase 3 RENEW trial for MDS to begin enrollment soon.
- Keros expects upfront proceeds to extend cash runway into Q4 2028, supporting cibotercept and KER-065 programs.
- Agreement effective subject to HSR Act clearance.