Macrogenics (MGNX) Achieves $15M Milestone Related to Gilead’s (GILD) Nomination of a Bispecific Research Program

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MacroGenics Announces Achievement of $15 Million Milestone Related to Gilead’s Nomination of a Bispecific Research Program

September 5, 2023 7:00 AM EDT

ROCKVILLE, MD, Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced that its partner, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), nominated the first of two research programs, leveraging MacroGenics DART® and TRIDENT® platforms for generating bispecific antibodies. This nomination grants Gilead an exclusive option, upon achievement of a pre-defined preclinical milestone, to license worldwide rights to the research program.

Under the October 2022 agreement, MacroGenics will receive $15 million related to the nomination of a bispecific research program... More