WilmerHale Advises Roche on Collaboration and License Agreement with Zealand Pharma

WilmerHale Advises Roche on Collaboration and License Agreement with Zealand Pharma

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WilmerHale represented Roche, a multinational healthcare company, in its exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with Zealand Pharma, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative peptide-based medicines, to co-develop and co-commercialize petrelintide and combination products with petrelintide, including a fixed-dose combination product of petrelintide and Roche’s lead incretin asset CT-388, as a potential foundational therapy for people with overweight and obesity. Zealand Pharma will receive upfront cash payments of $1.65 billion, including $1.4 billion due at closing and $250 million in anniversary payments over two years, as well as potential milestone payments, for a total consideration of up to USD 5.3 billion.

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