AstraZeneca signs license agreement with China’s CSPC worth up to $2bn

The agreement includes an upfront payment of $100m with the aim to strengthen the UK firm's cardiovascular portfolio.

UK pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has entered into an exclusive license agreement with China's CSPC Pharmaceutical Group CSPC to advance the development of an early stage, novel small molecule Lipoprotein a Lpa disruptor that has the potential to offer additional benefits for patients with dyslipidaemia, according to a media release.

Dysplipideamia is when someone has unhealthy levels of lipid fatty compounds in the blood.  

CSPC will receive an upfront payment of $100 million from AstraZeneca. CSPC is also eligible to receive up to $1.92 billion for further development and commercialisation milestones, plus tiered royalties, under the agreement. 

The aim...

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