livermore2 - (9/13/2021 7:58:01 PM)
Who saw the news on Providence Therapeutics today
Sold COVID vaccine license for estimated 500M deal - 100M cash up front!!!
More on that deal, to be able to provide a potential valuation to TLT's anti-virus platform:
Sept. 13, 2021:
- Providence and Everest enter into a 50/50 worldwide collaboration to jointly develop products in two additional indications, leveraging Providence’s cutting-edge mRNA technology
- Providence will receive $100 million USD upfront, up to 12% equity position in Everest based upon milestones, and future profit share and royalties
Transaction Terms
Under the terms of the transaction Agreements, Providence will receive the following considerations;
For COVID-19 vaccines:
• US$50 million in initial upfront payment to be paid in cash;
• In China and Singapore, up to US$100 million in profit-sharing on COVID-19 vaccines, and once profit share has reached an aggregate amount of US$100 million, mid to high single-digit royalties, and in Everest Territories outside of China and Singapore, mid-teens royalties on COVID-19 vaccine sales.
For Collaboration Products, Additional Products, and the mRNA technology platform:
• US$50 million in initial upfront payment to be paid in cash;
• Up to US$300 million in future milestone payments to be paid in newly-issued Everest stock, based on the achievement of certain technology transfer, manufacturing, preclinical, development and commercial milestones.
Sept. 14, 2021
Emergent Biosolutions Secures Multi-year Development and Manufacturing Agreement With Providence Therapeutics for Its mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, PTX-COVID19-B - Providence Therapeutics The biotech has received some funding from the Canadian government as well as upfront payments from its Indian partner Biological E Limited. and Chinese partner Everest Medicines Limited. It now plans to seek a further $400m in funding, CEO Brad Sorenson tells Scrip in this audio interview.
Along with Biological E and its North American partners - Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. and Northern Therapeutics Inc.- Providence aims to produce 1-1.5 billion doses of its coronavirus vaccines.
In the interview, Sorenson also discusses vaccines against cancer that are part of Providence Therapeutics’ suite of mRNA products.