2024-09-02

1. Executive Summary of the Month
2024年8月,全球医药市场共签署了47项资产授权和合作协议。其中,中国医药市场达成24项交易,包括11项出海交易、3项引进交易,和10项引进交易。
本月中国市场最引人注目的出海交易是同润生物向MSD授权一款Phase ½期资产CN201,首付款7亿美元,总价值13亿美元。值得关注的引进交易是华东医药引进Imbiologics公司资产IMB-101和IMB-102,首付600万美元,总金额3.16亿美元。值得关注的国内交易是艾力斯引进加科思JAB-3312和glecirasib两款资产,首付2100万美元,总金额1.18亿美元。
国际市场上,8月份共签署了23项资产授权和合作协议。最大的一笔交易是MSD与Daiichi Sankyo就前者的HPN823资产达成的合作交易,首付款1.70亿美元。
In August, a total of 47 licensing and cooperation deals were signed globally. Within the China Biotech Industry, 24 deals were signed, including 11 out-licensing deals, 3 in-licensing deals, and 10 domestic deals.
Notably, the top out-licensing deal of the month was between Curon Biopharmaceutical and Merck & Co., involving the Phase I/II asset CN201. This high-profile agreement is valued at $1.3 billion, with an upfront payment of $700 million. The most prominent in-licensing deal was the $316 million deal between Imbiologics and Huadong Medicine for IMB-101 and IMB-102, which included an upfront payment of $6 million. The standout domestic deal was between Jacobio Pharmaceuticals and Allist Pharmaceuticals for the licensing of JAB-3312 and glecirasib, valued at $118 million with an upfront payment of $21 million.
On a global scale, 23 licensing and cooperation deals were concluded. Among these, the agreement between Merck & Co. and Daiichi Sankyo for HPN823 was notable, featuring an upfront payment of $170 million.
2. Licensing Deals







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3. 2019-2023 China Innovative Drug Licensing Transactions

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