Organon (OGN) Acquires Forendo Pharma from Karolinska Development for Up to $945M

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Organon acquires Karolinska Development’s portfolio company Forendo Pharma at a total purchase price of USD 945 million provided fulfilment of all milestones

November 11, 2021 6:30 AM EST

STOCKHOLM SWEDEN November 11, 2021. Karolinska Development AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: KDEV) announces today that the global pharmaceutical company Organon is acquiring its portfolio company Forendo Pharma. Forendo Pharma's shareholders will receive an initial payment of USD 75 million and are entitled to additional future payments totaling USD 870 million upon the achievement of certain development, registration and commercial milestones pertaining to Forendo Pharma's drug candidates. The total purchase price, if all milestones are met, amounts to USD 945 million.

Forendo Pharma's most advanced drug candidate, FOR-6219, is a clinical stage asset being developed for the treatment of endometriosis a chronic disease associated with severe... More