Plus, news about OKYO Pharma:
Intellia departs Regeneron deal:
The CRISPR biotech
disclosed
Friday that it had opted out of a partnership with Regeneron to develop a factor IX gene editing therapy. The partners had penned the deal in 2020, which made Intellia responsible for 35% of development costs in exchange for 35% of profits.
Regeneron in February announced that the FDA had cleared the gene insertion program to be tested in a clinical trial for people with hemophilia B, which is slated to begin in mid-2024. Regeneron can still develop a CRISPR-based factor IX therapy under an earlier licensing agreement, the biotech noted in its SEC filing, making Intellia eligible for up to $320 million in future milestones. Intellia still has 35% stake in a factor XIII insertion program for hemophilia A.