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April 2022 Top Biopharma Deal: Harbour BioMed – AstraZeneca Bispecific Antibody for Cancer Treatment

May 9, 2022 | Deal of the Month, Partnership Deals

April 2022 Top Biopharma Deal Upfront
Harbour BioMed development and commercialization deal with AstraZeneca for solid tumors

Highlighted Deal Financial Comps

Date Announced:

April 6, 2022

Total Deal Value:

$350M

Upfront Cash:

$25M

Upfront Equity:

n/a

Option Payments:

n/a

Total Milestones:

up to $325M

Royalties:

Undisclosed tiered royalties

Cost & Profit Split:

n/a

Deal Synopsis

The Asset:

Harbour BioMed’s HBM7022 CLDN18.2xCD3 bispecific antibody for solid tumors, including gastric and pancreatic cancers

Deal Structure:

Development and Commercial License

Partnership Features:

Collaborative Development, No Shared Cost

Deal Details:

  • Harbour BioMed granted AstraZeneca exclusive, worldwide rights to develop and commercialize its HBM7022 CLDN18.2xCD3 bispecific antibody developed using HBM’s HCAb based Immune Cell Engagers (HBICE) platform for the treatment of solid tumors, including gastric and pancreatic cancer.
  • AstraZeneca will be responsible for all costs for development and commercialization.
  • HBM will receive $25M up front and is eligible for up to $325M in development, regulatory, and commercial milestones, plus undisclosed tiered royalties.

Last Month:

Congrats to Harbour BioMed and AstraZeneca for landing DealForma’s April 2022 Top Biopharma Deal. Last month’s Deal of the Month was IGM Biosciences – Sanofi IgM antibody platform for Cancer and immunology/inflammation treatment. Read about it here.

DealForma’s Deal of the Month selection is based on the largest disclosed upfront cash and equity total in partnership deals involving R&D as announced in the month prior to this article. Data for this analysis was compiled using the DealForma biopharma deals database. All data are based on publicly disclosed figures and deal terms.

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