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Sanofi to agrees Regeneron’s exclusive worldwide license rights to Libtayo® (cemiplimab)
- Sanofi will receive an upfront payment of $900 million and an 11% royalty on worldwide net sales of Libtayo
- Sanofi will also be entitled to a regulatory milestone payment of $100 million as well as sales milestone payments of up to $100 million over the next two years.
Paris, June 2, 2022. Sanofi is restructuring its immuno-oncology collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Under the amended and restated license and collaboration agreement, Regeneron will obtain exclusive worldwide licensing rights to Libtayo. The worldwide licensing and collaboration agreement between Sanofi and Regeneron in immuno-oncology has been originally realized in 2015. Prior to today, the companies had equally shared Libtayo’s worldwide operating profits and co-marketed Libtayo in the United States, with Sanofi being solely responsible for marketing in the rest of the world.
Bill SiboldExecutive Vice President of Specialty Care and President of North America, Sanofi“Our Diversified Oncology Portfolio double between 2019 and 2022 and now understands Twelve compounds in clinical trialseach with a unique mechanism of action. Our first steps with Libtayo in immunityoh-oncology provided a strong foundation for our revitalized oncology efforts. Now, we focus on leverageaging our internal capacities and advancing a new generation of oncology medications. We continue to maintain a strong partnership with Regeneron in immunology, and will work closely with them on transparent transition of Libtayo to ensure there is no impact to patients.”
Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Immuno-Oncology License and Collaboration Agreement, Sanofi will transfer all development, marketing and manufacturing rights of Libtayo to Regeneron, on a worldwide basis, for a defined transition period (beginning on receipt of all required government clearances worldwide). In exchange, Sanofi will receive an upfront payment of $900 million and an 11% royalty on Libtayo’s global net sales. Sanofi will also be eligible for a $100 million regulatory milestone payment upon first FDA or European Commission approval of Libtayo in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of certain patients with NSCLC, as well as to sales-related milestone payments of up to $100 million in total over the next two years. The transaction is subject to clearance under competition law and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022.
Regeneron will also expedite repayment of the development balance associated with Regeneron and Sanofi’s separate Antibody collaboration. Regeneron will increase the share of its profits that is paid to Sanofi to reimburse Sanofi-funded development expenses from 10% to 20%, until Regeneron’s share of the total cumulative development costs incurred under the collaboration has been achieved.
Sanofi continues to develop its considerable expertise in oncology and has increased its research and development capabilities, focusing on hard-to-treat cancers, including breast, blood and lung. We are committed to translating scientific discoveries into potential new treatments and closing critical gaps in cancer care.
About SanofiWe are an innovative global healthcare company driven by one purpose: we pursue the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our team, present in over 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially game-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people around the world, while placing sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions. Sanofi is listed on EURONEXT: SAN and NASDAQ: SNY
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Source: Sanofi-Aventis Group
