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Roivant–BioNTech: mRNA therapeutics, 201807– collab strategic partnership to develop 5 products for rare disease with Genevant
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Period | 2018-07-10 |
Predecessor | Roivant–Arbutus Biopharma: RNA drugs, 201804– collab founding of jv Genevant Sciences to develop RNA drugs using LNP technology | |
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Partner, 1st | Genevant Sciences Inc. |
Group | Roivant (Group) | |
Partner, 2nd | BioNTech AG | |
Today | BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) | |
Group | BioNTech (Group) | |
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Product | mRNA-based drug |
Product 2 | lipid nanoparticle technology (LNP technology) | |
BioNTech AG. (7/10/18). "Press Release: BioNTech and Genevant Sciences Sign Strategic mRNA-Focused Partnership in Rare Diseases". Mainz, Cambridge, MA & Basel.
> Partnership combines Genevant’s industry-leading delivery technology and BioNTech’s cutting-edge mRNA drug discovery platform to develop best-in-class therapeutics
> BioNTech and Genevant will develop five products for rare diseases with high unmet medical need under the 50/50 co-development and co-commercialization collaboration
> Collaboration further strengthens BioNTech’s leadership position in mRNA-based immune-oncology treatments through exclusive licenses to Genevant’s LNP technology for five of BioNTech’s proprietary oncology programs
> Strategic partnership advances Genevant’s goal of having 5-10 programs in the clinic by 2020 across RNAi, mRNA, and gene editing modalities
MAINZ, Germany, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and BASEL, Switzerland, July 10th, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BioNTech AG and Genevant Sciences today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to develop five mRNA therapeutic programs for rare diseases with high unmet medical need. The companies have also agreed a series of exclusive licenses covering the application of Genevant’s delivery technology to five of BioNTech’s oncology programs. Genevant is eligible to receive significant commercial milestones for the oncology licenses.
The collaboration in rare diseases will combine Genevant’s industry-leading lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery technology with BioNTech’s cutting-edge mRNA drug discovery platform to develop best-in-class therapeutics. Both companies have established GMP-grade manufacturing capabilities and infrastructure.
Under the terms of the agreement, Genevant and BioNTech will pursue the co-development and co-commercialization of five mRNA programs. Genevant and BioNTech will share all future costs and profits for these programs on a 50/50 basis. The companies aim to initiate clinical development in 2020.
In addition to its strengths in cell and gene therapies and protein therapeutics, BioNTech is an industry leader in mRNA therapy development with extensive scientific expertise, manufacturing infrastructure, broad academic networks, and a deep understanding of mechanisms of action and clinical applications for this technology. It also has an innovative, scalable, ‘just-in-time’ manufacturing capability to produce its tailored treatments for patients.
“This partnership with Genevant will allow us to access a highly potent, clinically validated LNP delivery platform,” said Prof. Ugur Sahin, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BioNTech. “Genevant’s liver-targeted platform complements our existing capabilities for dendritic cellspecific delivery of mRNA encoded antigens used in the development of our cancer vaccine pipeline.”
Genevant’s LNP platform is the only clinically-validated LNP delivery technology, the safety and efficacy of which has been evaluated in over 400 patients across multiple clinical programs. Genevant’s delivery technologies can facilitate therapeutic approaches covering a broad spectrum of payloads. Genevant has begun development on numerous programs across multiple RNA modalities.
“This 50/50 partnership to develop rare disease mRNA therapeutics recognizes the critical importance of both best-in-class nucleic acids and their delivery in RNA drug development,” said Paris Panayiotopoulos, Executive Chairman of Genevant. “BioNTech’s impressive molecular design expertise and Genevant’s leadership in RNA delivery are the ideal combination for developing cutting edge mRNA therapies for rare disease patients who have limited or no treatment options today.”
About BioNTech
BioNTech is Europe’s largest privately-held biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of individualized therapies for cancer and other diseases. The Company combines all building blocks for individualized immunotherapy under one roof – from diagnostics and drug development to manufacturing. Its cutting-edge technologies range from individualized mRNA-based medicines through innovative chimeric antigen receptors and T-cell receptorbased products to novel checkpoint immunomodulators and small molecules. BioNTech’s commercial approach is validated by five top-tier corporate partnerships with Genentech, Genmab, Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Bayer Animal Health and its scientific approach through over 60 peer-reviewed scientific publications, including five publications in Nature. Founded in 2008, BioNTech’s financial shareholders include the Struengmann Family Office as its majority shareholder, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Invus, Janus Henderson Investors, MIG Fonds, Redmile Group, Salvia and several European family offices.
For more information, see www.biontech.de.
About Genevant Sciences
Genevant Sciences aims to deliver innovative and clinically meaningful therapies that improve the lives of patients with genetic disorders by developing products in-house and forming partnerships to build a diverse pipeline of RNA therapeutics across multiple modalities. Through its proprietary delivery platforms, Genevant is able to pursue mRNA, RNAi, and gene editing modalities and select the optimal approach for any given disease.
Genevant expects to have 5 to 10 RNA programs in the clinic by 2020 targeting a range of genetic disorders with limited or no treatment options. For more information, please visit www.genevant.com.
SOURCE BioNTech and Genevant Sciences
Related Links
http://www.biontech.de
http://www.genevant.com
For more information, please contact
Kunal Kishnani
Chief of Staff and Head of Operations
Genevant Sciences, Inc.
Email: kunal.kishnani@genevant.com
Tel: +1 (646) 822 8568
International Media & European Investor Enquiries:
Consilium Strategic Communications
Mary-Jane Elliott / Sukaina Virji
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3709 5700
Email: biontech@consilium-comms.com
Website: www.consilium-comms.com
US Investor Enquiries:
Westwicke Partners
John Woolford
Tel: +1 (443) 213 0506
Email: john.woolford@westwicke.com
German Media Enquiries:
Trophic Communications
Gretchen Schweitzer / Dr. Stephanie May
Tel: +49 (0) 89 23 88 77 30
Email: may@trophic.eu
Record changed: 2018-07-11 |
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