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INCY in-licenses PD-1 drug candidate for $25M up-front and $795M in total biobucks:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/incyte-announces-global-license-agreement-090000709.html

Incyte Corporation today announced a global license and collaboration agreement with Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. for the development and commercialization of SHR-1210, an investigational anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody.

Under the terms of the agreement, Incyte will acquire development and commercialization rights to SHR-1210 worldwide, with the exception of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, in exchange for an upfront payment of $25 million.

The terms also include potential milestone payments of up to $770 million to Hengrui, consisting of $90 million for regulatory approval milestones, $530 million for commercial performance milestones, and $150 million based on clinical superiority. The terms also include tiered royalties to Hengrui on net sales of SHR-1210 in Incyte territories. Under the Agreement, Incyte and Hengrui will assume all financial obligations associated with the development and commercialization of SHR-1210 in their respective territories.