UNITED LAB (HKEX: 03933) has announced that its subsidiary, United Biotech, received a milestone payment of $13.5 million from Novo Nordisk on July 15, 2026. This payment, net of Danish withholding tax, was triggered by the global Phase I clinical milestone for the overweight or obesity indication of the UBT251 injection.
The terms of the exclusive licensing agreement stipulate that United Biotech is eligible to receive up to a total of $1.8 billion in potential milestone payments. These payments are contingent upon achieving specific development and sales milestones. Furthermore, the company is entitled to receive tiered royalties based on the annual net sales of the product in the licensed region.
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