XOMA Royalty Acquires Pulmokine for $20 Million Adding the Royalty and Milestone Interest in Seralutinib, a Phase 3 Asset, to Its Portfolio
December 02 2024 - 7:30AM
XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ: XOMA) announced today it now owns
an economic interest in seralutinib, a Phase 3 asset being studied
in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), through its acquisition
of Pulmokine Inc., a privately held company. In 2017,
Pulmokine licensed seralutinib to Gossamer Bio, Inc., and in 2024,
Gossamer Bio signed a global collaboration and license agreement
with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
“We acquired Pulmokine to add seralutinib, a Phase 3 asset with
strong mechanistic rationale in PAH, to our growing royalty and
milestone portfolio while creating a favorable outcome for
Pulmokine’s founders and stockholders. In addition, we
believe seralutinib has the potential to address several
cardio-respiratory conditions beyond PAH in the future,” stated
Brad Sitko, Chief Investment Officer of XOMA Royalty. “This
transaction marks the second whole-company acquisition we have
completed in 2024. We continue to offer creative royalty
capital solutions to access assets with the potential to deliver
attractive returns to XOMA Royalty’s diverse portfolio.”
TermsXOMA Royalty acquired all outstanding
shares of Pulmokine for a $20 million cash payment at closing.
In addition, XOMA Royalty will pay success-based
consideration contingent on future development and commercial
events to Pulmokine stockholders. XOMA Royalty’s net
royalties will range from the low to mid-single digits on
commercial sales; additionally, the Company will retain up to $25
million of the milestone payments.
AdvisorsXOMA Royalty was represented by Gibson,
Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
About XOMA Royalty CorporationXOMA Royalty is a
biotechnology royalty aggregator playing a distinctive role in
helping biotech companies achieve their goal of improving human
health. XOMA Royalty acquires the potential future economics
associated with pre-commercial therapeutic candidates that have
been licensed to pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies.
When XOMA Royalty acquires the future economics, the seller
receives non-dilutive, non-recourse funding they can use to advance
their internal drug candidate(s) or for general corporate
purposes. The Company has an extensive and growing portfolio
of assets (asset defined as the right to receive potential future
economics associated with the advancement of an underlying
therapeutic candidate). For more information about XOMA
Royalty and its portfolio, please visit www.xoma.com or follow the
Company on LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements/Explanatory Notes
Certain statements contained in this press release are
forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the
potential indications for and therapeutic benefits of seralutinib
and its potential to generate financial returns. In some
cases, you can identify such forward-looking statements by
terminology such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“plan,” “seek,” “project,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “would,”
“could” or “should,” the negative of these terms or similar
expressions. These forward-looking statements are not a
guarantee of XOMA Royalty’s performance, and you should not
place undue reliance on such statements. These statements are
based on assumptions that may not prove accurate, and actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated due to
certain risks inherent in the biotechnology industry, including
those related to the fact that our product candidates subject to
out-license agreements are still being developed, and our licensees
may require substantial funds to continue development which may not
be available; we do not know whether there will be, or will
continue to be, a viable market for the products in which we have
an ownership or royalty interest; if the therapeutic product
candidates to which we have a royalty interest do not receive
regulatory approval, and our third-party licensees will not be able
to market them. Other potential risks to XOMA Royalty meeting
these expectations are described in more detail in XOMA Royalty's
most recent filing on Form 10-Q and in other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Consider such risks
carefully when considering XOMA Royalty's prospects. Any
forward-looking statement in this press release represents XOMA
Royalty's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press
release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as
of any subsequent date. XOMA Royalty disclaims any obligation
to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by
applicable law.
EXPLANATORY NOTE: Any references to “portfolio” in this press
release refer strictly to milestone and/or royalty rights
associated with a basket of drug products in development. Any
references to “assets” in this press release refer strictly to
milestone and/or royalty rights associated with individual drug
products in development.
As of the date of this press release, the commercial assets in
XOMA Royalty’s milestone and royalty portfolio are VABYSMO®
(faricimab-svoa), OJEMDA™ (tovorafenib), MIPLYFFA™ (arimoclomol),
XACIATO™ (clindamycin phosphate) vaginal gel 2%, IXINITY®
[coagulation factor IX (recombinant)], and DSUVIA® (sufentanil
sublingual tablet). All other assets in the milestone and
royalty portfolio are investigational compounds. Efficacy and
safety have not been established. There is no guarantee that
any of the investigational compounds will become commercially
available.
XOMA
Royalty Investor Contact |
XOMA
Royalty Media Contact |
Juliane Snowden |
Kathy Vincent |
XOMA Royalty Corporation |
KV Consulting & Management |
+1 646-438-9754 |
+1 310-403-8951 |
juliane.snowden@xoma.com |
kathy@kathyvincent.com |
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