BioPharma Dive August 28, 2024
Delilah Alvarado

The deal with NextRNA Therapeutics, which could be worth up to $547 million, centers on the biotech’s technology to target long, non-coding RNA.

Bayer and biotechnology company NextRNA Therapeutics on Wednesday said they have partnered to develop a new kind of small molecule drug for cancer, agreeing to a collaboration deal that could be worth more than half of a billion dollars.

The two companies will use NextRNA’s technology to advance two small molecule drugs that target cancers driven by dysregulated long non-coding RNA. Under the deal, NextRNA could receive up to $547 million, including an upfront payment the companies did not disclose.

The companies also did not specify the types of cancer or specific drug targets they will pursue,...

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