METIS TECHBIO-P Opens Over 6% Higher After Lilly LNP Delivery Collaboration Worth Up to US$1.1 Billion in Milestones

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METIS TECHBIO-P (07666) opened more than 6% higher, reaching HK$12.69, up 6.46%, with a turnover of HK$2.3168 million as of press time.

On the news front, on October 19, METIS TECHBIO-P announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Eli Lilly to focus on novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery solutions for tissue-specific delivery of therapeutic modalities.

METIS TECHBIO-P will leverage its proprietary, AI-driven ionizable lipid discovery and optimization platform, AiLNP, to develop next-generation delivery technologies with the potential to improve LNP delivery targeting and biodistribution.

Under the terms of the agreement, METIS TECHBIO-P will receive an upfront payment of more than US$10 million and will be eligible to receive development, regulatory, and commercial milestone payments totaling up to approximately US$1.1 billion.

In addition, METIS TECHBIO-P will be eligible to receive tiered royalty payments in the single-digit percentage range based on annual net sales of products generated from the collaboration.

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