SAN DIEGO, CA, USA I February 25, 2025 I Organovo Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ONVO) (“Organovo” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel treatment approaches in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) today announced that Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) (“Lilly”) will acquire Organovo’s FXR program, including its lead asset, FXR314.

“This is a significant milestone for our efforts to advance medicines for IBD using insights from our proprietary 3D human tissue models,” said Keith Murphy, Executive Chairman. “We are excited to deliver FXR314 and our FXR program to Lilly for Phase 2 and further development. Their world-class development excellence and dedication to delivering for patients will provide an excellent pathway for FXR314 success, and we are pleased to have this opportunity to deliver for patients.”

Under this transaction, Organovo will receive an upfront payment as well as milestones to be paid as FXR314 achieves key regulatory and commercial milestones. Lilly is acquiring all commercial and intellectual property rights to Organovo’s FXR program for worldwide development.

About Organovo
Organovo is a clinical stage biotechnology company that is developing drugs that are demonstrated to be effective in three-dimensional (3D) human tissues as candidates for drug development. The company has proprietary technology used to build 3D human tissues that mimic key aspects of native human tissue composition, architecture, function, and disease. For more information visit Organovo’s website at www.organovo.com.

SOURCE: Organovo