
Axovant licenses worldwide rights to Benitec's BB301 and five other CNS gene therapy programs
Executive Summary
Axovant Sciences Ltd. licensed exclusive worldwide rights to Benitec Biopharma Ltd.'s preclinical oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) candidate BB301, which Axovant has renamed AXO-AAV-OPMD. The two will also collaborate on five neurology programs incorporating Benitec's DNA-directed RNA interference (ddRNAi) platform.
Deal Industry
- Pharmaceuticals
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Pharmaceuticals
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Drug Delivery
- Macromolecule
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Drug Delivery
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Biotechnology
- Antisense, Oligonucleotides
- Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy
- Large Molecule
Deal Status
- Final
Deal Type
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Alliance
- Includes Royalty or Profit Split Information
- Intra-Biotech Deal
- R&D and Marketing (Licensing)
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