PharmaTimes has reported that Merck & Co has entered into a possible $303 million USD collaboration with Ambrx to develop ‘smart bomb’ antibodies.
Merck hope to develop biologic drug conjugates using Ambrx’s “site-specific protein medicinal chemistry technology”
Merck is paying an upfront fee of $15 million and is eligible to receive milestones totalling up to $288 million. Ambrx will also receive royalties.
Richard Murray, head of biologics and vaccines research at Merck said that this collaboration will allow us to combine Ambrx’s expertise in site-specific protein conjugation chemistry with Merck’s expanding antibody capabilities and extensive small molecule resources.
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