Changchun High-Tech Industry's (SHE:000661) subsidiary, Shanghai Saizeng Medical Technology, agreed to grant Yarrow Bioscience exclusive worldwide rights for the GenSci098 injection project, according to a Shenzhen bourse filing on Tuesday.
The drug is being studied for indications related to thyroid eye disease and Graves' disease.
Saizeng Medical expects to receive an upfront payment of $120 million and milestone payments related to the drug's research and development and commercialization. The pharmaceutical company will also be entitled to $1.37 billion in milestone payments for the exclusive license and royalties of more than 10% for the drug's net sales.
The biopharmaceutical company's shares jumped 4% during afternoon trade.
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