Nabriva Therapeutics and Sinovant Sciences Restructure License Agreement for XENLETA for Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia in China
- Amended agreement encompasses enhanced manufacturing collaboration and regulatory support
- Accelerates milestone payments to Nabriva, including fourth quarter 2020 payment of $1 million
DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Nabriva Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ:NBRV), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization and development of innovative anti-infective agents to treat serious infections, announced the restructuring of its license agreement with Sinovant Sciences for XENLETA™ (lefamulin) in the greater China region. The restructured agreement provides for additional manufacturing collaboration and regulatory support [to be provided to Sinovant by Nabriva] that is expected to help expedite the delivery of XENLETA to patients in greater China. The restructured agreement accelerates components of the $5 million milestone payment to Nabriva that was previously payable upon regulatory approval of XENLETA in China, including a payment of $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.
In March 2018, Nabriva granted to Sinovant Sciences an exclusive license to develop and commercialize XENLETA (SNV001) in China. Under the original license agreement, Nabriva received a $5 million upfront payment and is eligible for up to approximately $90 million in additional payments tied to the successful completion of certain regulatory and commercial milestones related to XENLETA for community acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in China. In addition, Nabriva will be eligible to receive low double-digit royalties on sales of XENLETA following regulatory approval in the greater China region. Sinovant Sciences is currently conducting a clinical trial of XENLETA in China.
Something like that was previously in the Pharmaceutical Industry thread. Could this have something to do with that offering?