By Katherine Hamilton
Moderna agreed to work with Recordati in a deal worth up to $160 million to advance development of a drug designed to treat the metabolic disorder propionic acidemia.
The partnership with the Italian pharmaceutical company will help mRNA-3927 move through the final stages of clinical development and, pending approval, global commercialization, Moderna said.
Under the terms of the deal, Moderna will get an upfront payment of $50 million, plus up to $110 million in near-term development and regulatory milestones. It will also receive commercial and sales milestones and tiered royalties on net sales.
The Cambridge, Mass., biopharma giant will continue to lead the clinical development of the drug through approval, and then Recordati will lead commercialization.
The transaction is subject to closing conditions, including U.S. antitrust clearance, which is expected within 30 days from the relevant filing.
mRNA-3927 is currently being evaluated in a registrational study that has reached target enrollment. Moderna expects a potential data readout this year.
Write to Katherine Hamilton at katherine.hamilton@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 29, 2026 17:43 ET (22:43 GMT)
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