Genovis to receive 4 MUSD upfront after Selecta Biosciences sublicensed Xork™ enzyme to Astellas Pharma

Today Selecta Biosciences announced the sublicensing of the Xork enzyme to Astellas Pharma for development with AT845, an investigational Astellas Gene Therapies’ product, for the treatment of Pompe Disease.   

As part of the licensing agreement entered between Genovis AB and Selecta Biosciences Inc. in 2021, Genovis will receive 4 MUSD upfront following the sublicensing of the Xork enzyme from Selecta Bioscience Inc. to Astellas Pharma Inc. Genovis is eligible to receive additional sublicense revenues up to 135 MUSD from development and commercialization plus royalties on sales where Xork and AT845 are used for treatment of Pompe Disease.  

“The license agreement between Selecta Biosciences and Astellas Pharma validates both the value of the Xork enzyme as a potential pretreatment strategy for gene therapy and the partnership between Genovis and Selecta Bioscience. In our partnership with Selecta Biosciences, we will continue to target additional indications for Xork within the gene therapy field”, says Fredrik Olsson, CEO Genovis. 

This disclosure contains information that Genovis AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr 596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person, on 09-01-2023 13:58 CET.