Biohaven Pharma (BHVN), Royalty Pharma (RPRX) Announce Funding Agreement Totaling up to $450 Million

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Biohaven and Royalty Pharma Announce Funding Agreement Totaling up to $450 Million

August 7, 2020 9:37 AM EDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. and NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN) and Royalty Pharma (Nasdaq: RPRX) announced today that Biohaven has secured up to $250 million in funding to advance the company's CGRP receptor antagonist program through the development of zavegepant (formerly known as vazegepant). The zavegepant program encompasses intranasal zavegepant as well as oral zavegepant for migraine prevention and non-migraine indications. In exchange for these funds, Royalty Pharma will obtain a 0.4% royalty on annual worldwide net sales of... More