ClearPoint Neuro and UCB Enter License Agreement for Gene Therapy Drug Delivery
May 24 2023 - 9:25AM
ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLPT) a global therapy-enabling
platform company providing navigation and delivery to the brain,
today announced that it has entered into a multi-year license
agreement with UCB (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: UCB), a global
biopharmaceutical leader, to partner on drug delivery platforms for
UCB’s gene therapy portfolio.
“We are extremely excited to partner with UCB, a
global biopharmaceutical leader, with a focus on innovating through
the adoption of next generation science and new technologies,”
stated Jeremy Stigall, Executive Vice President and General Manager
of Biologics and Drug Delivery at ClearPoint Neuro. “Over the past
year, we have invested heavily in expanding our Biologics and Drug
Delivery team, as well as our product and services portfolio to
attract partners of UCB’s caliber. UCB sought comprehensive tools
to empower a seamless transition from benchtop testing to
commercial success, and that’s precisely what our team can deliver
today.”
Under the terms of the license agreement, UCB
will utilize ClearPoint Neuro’s proprietary technology and services
in connection with the development and commercialization of UCB’s
gene therapy products. ClearPoint Neuro will receive success-based
milestone payments. Further financial details of the agreement were
not disclosed.
Dhaval Patel, Executive Vice President and UCB’s
Chief Scientific Officer, said, “We look forward to the ClearPoint
Neuro collaboration as we work on advancing UCB’s research and
development pipeline in gene therapy. We believe that ClearPoint
Neuro are a strong strategic fit for UCB as they are a company
dedicated to innovation in the neurology space with a unique
portfolio of navigation and drug delivery tools.”
About ClearPoint Neuro
ClearPoint Neuro’s mission is to improve and
restore quality of life to patients and their families by enabling
therapies for the most complex neurological disorders with pinpoint
accuracy. Applications of the Company’s current product portfolio
include deep brain stimulation, laser ablation, biopsy, and
delivery of drugs, biologics, and gene therapy to the brain. The
ClearPoint® Neuro Navigation System has FDA clearance, is
CE-marked, and is installed in over 65 active sites in North
America, Europe, and South America. ClearPoint Neuro is partnered
with more than 50 pharmaceutical/biotech companies, academic
centers, and contract research organizations providing solutions
for direct CNS delivery of therapeutics in pre-clinical studies and
clinical trials worldwide. To date, more than 6,000 procedures have
been performed and supported by the Company’s field-based clinical
specialist team, which offers support and services to our customers
and partners worldwide. For more information, please visit
www.clearpointneuro.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release and in the
teleconference referenced above concerning the Company’s plans,
growth and strategies may include forward-looking statements within
the context of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding
the Company's future events, developments and future performance,
the size of total addressable markets or the market opportunity for
the Company’s products and services, as well as management's
expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to
the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
these laws. Uncertainties and risks may cause the Company's actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by
forward-looking statements. Particular uncertainties and risks
include those relating to: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,
global instability, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and
macroeconomic and inflationary conditions; future revenue from
sales of the Company’s ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System and other
new products offered by the Company; the Company’s ability to
market, commercialize and achieve broader market acceptance for the
Company’s ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System and other new products
offered by the Company; the ability of our biologics and drug
delivery partners to achieve commercial success, including their
use of our products and services in their delivery of therapies;
and risks inherent in the research and development of new products.
More detailed information on these and additional factors that
could affect the Company’s actual results are described in the
“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022, which has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended
March 31, 2023, which the Company filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2023.
Contact:
Media Contact – ClearPoint Neuro
Jacqueline Keller, Vice President of Marketing
(949) 900-6833
info@clearpointneuro.com
Investor Relations – ClearPoint Neuro
Caroline Corner, PhD
ICR Westwicke
ir@clearpointneuro.com
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