Lava Therapeutics Stock Soars 146% After Commercialization Deal with Seagen

Dow Jones2022-09-26

Shares of LAVA Therapeutics NV soared 146% in premarket trading Monday after the biotechnology company said it has signed a global exclusive deal with Seagen Inc.

Seagen will develop and commervialize LAVA Therapeutics's Lava-1223 therapy, which targets solid tumors, the companies said.

Lava will make Seagen an upfront payment of $50 million, and Seagen will benefit from royalties and receive up to $650 million on achieving certain milestones, the companies said.

Shares of LAVA Therapeutics rose to $5.92 in pre-market trading after closing Friday at $2.40.

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