CAMBRIDGE, UK and CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA I July 20, 2022 I F-star Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSTX) (“F-star”), operating through its subsidiary, F-star Therapeutics Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering bispecifics in immunotherapy so more people with cancer can live longer and improved lives, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Takeda.
Under the terms of the agreement, F-star will grant Takeda a worldwide, exclusive royalty-bearing license to research, develop, and commercialize a bispecific antibody against an immuno-oncology target using F-star’s proprietary Fcab™ and mAb2 ™ platforms. Takeda will be responsible for all research, development, and commercialization activities under the agreement. F-star will receive an upfront license fee of $1 million. F-star is also eligible to receive future development and commercialization milestone payments up to approximately $40 million over the course of the agreement if all milestones are achieved, plus single-digit percentage royalties on annual net sales.
Neil Brewis, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of F-star said, “At F-star, we are committed to working towards a cancer-free future and are delighted to partner with Takeda towards a shared goal of developing immunotherapeutics so that more people with cancer can live longer with improved lives. We believe there is enormous potential for our mAb2 platform to produce multiple next-generation bispecific antibody therapeutics beyond our current proprietary pipeline and this agreement with Takeda represents F-star’s long-term commitment to realising this potential through partnerships.”
Kathy Seidl, Ph.D., Head of Oncology Drug Discovery Unit at Takeda said, “We have an opportunity at Takeda to lead the discovery and development of novel cancer therapies that leverage the power of the innate immune system. We are eager to build on our relationship with F-star and apply their Fcab technology to diversify and accelerate our gamma delta (γδ) T cell engager portfolio in support of our collective pursuit of life-transforming medicines for patients with cancer.”
About F-star Therapeutics, Inc.
F-star Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering bispecifics in immunotherapy so more people with cancer can live longer and improved lives. F-star is committed to working towards a future free from cancer and other serious diseases through the use of tetravalent (2+2) bispecific antibodies to create a paradigm shift in treatments. The Company has four second-generation immuno-oncology therapeutics in the clinic, each directed against some of the most promising IO targets in drug development, including LAG-3 and CD137. F-star’s proprietary antibody discovery platform is protected by an extensive intellectual property estate. F-star has over 500 granted patents and pending patent applications relating to its platform technology and product pipeline. The Company has attracted multiple partnerships with biopharma targeting significant unmet needs across several disease areas, including oncology, immunology, and CNS.
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CAMBRIDGE, UK and CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA I July 20, 2022 I F-star Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSTX) (“F-star”), operating through its subsidiary, F-star Therapeutics Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering bispecifics in immunotherapy so more people with cancer can live longer and improved lives, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Takeda.
Under the terms of the agreement, F-star will grant Takeda a worldwide, exclusive royalty-bearing license to research, develop, and commercialize a bispecific antibody against an immuno-oncology target using F-star’s proprietary Fcab™ and mAb2 ™ platforms. Takeda will be responsible for all research, development, and commercialization activities under the agreement. F-star will receive an upfront license fee of $1 million. F-star is also eligible to receive future development and commercialization milestone payments up to approximately $40 million over the course of the agreement if all milestones are achieved, plus single-digit percentage royalties on annual net sales.
Neil Brewis, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of F-star said, “At F-star, we are committed to working towards a cancer-free future and are delighted to partner with Takeda towards a shared goal of developing immunotherapeutics so that more people with cancer can live longer with improved lives. We believe there is enormous potential for our mAb2 platform to produce multiple next-generation bispecific antibody therapeutics beyond our current proprietary pipeline and this agreement with Takeda represents F-star’s long-term commitment to realising this potential through partnerships.”
Kathy Seidl, Ph.D., Head of Oncology Drug Discovery Unit at Takeda said, “We have an opportunity at Takeda to lead the discovery and development of novel cancer therapies that leverage the power of the innate immune system. We are eager to build on our relationship with F-star and apply their Fcab technology to diversify and accelerate our gamma delta (γδ) T cell engager portfolio in support of our collective pursuit of life-transforming medicines for patients with cancer.”
About F-star Therapeutics, Inc.
F-star Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering bispecifics in immunotherapy so more people with cancer can live longer and improved lives. F-star is committed to working towards a future free from cancer and other serious diseases through the use of tetravalent (2+2) bispecific antibodies to create a paradigm shift in treatments. The Company has four second-generation immuno-oncology therapeutics in the clinic, each directed against some of the most promising IO targets in drug development, including LAG-3 and CD137. F-star’s proprietary antibody discovery platform is protected by an extensive intellectual property estate. F-star has over 500 granted patents and pending patent applications relating to its platform technology and product pipeline. The Company has attracted multiple partnerships with biopharma targeting significant unmet needs across several disease areas, including oncology, immunology, and CNS.
For more information visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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