Ligand enters financing deal with AvenCell Therapeutics for up to $47 million

By Public Technologies
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals entered a financing agreement with AvenCell Therapeutics to fund next-generation allogeneic CAR-T programs for up to $47 million.
  • Commitment includes up to $41 million for a mid single-digit to low double-digit royalty on worldwide net sales across AvenCell’s pipeline.
  • Funding will be paid in four tranches, with later payments tied to clinical milestones and specified financing conditions.
  • Ligand also committed up to $6 million in a concomitant Series C financing.
  • Proceeds target development of AVC-201 in a Phase 1b AML expansion study, with AVC-203 in Phase 1a for B-cell malignancies.


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