Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Nasdaq: TLX, Telix, the
Company) today announces it has entered into an asset purchase
agreement with antibody engineering company ImaginAb, Inc.
(ImaginAb) to acquire a pipeline of next-generation therapeutic
candidates, proprietary novel biologics technology platform, and a
protein engineering and discovery research facility to enhance
existing innovation capabilities.
This transaction adds a pipeline of early-stage
drug candidates against high-value targets including DLL31 and
integrin αvβ62, as well as several other novel targets in discovery
stage. These next generation drug candidates fit synergistically
with Telix’s therapeutics pipeline, enabling expansion to future
therapy areas with unmet clinical need. The acquired intellectual
property utilizes small engineered antibody formats that enable
highly specific cancer targeting, combined with fast tumor uptake
and blood clearance. This technology has the potential to be highly
effective for imaging and treating tumors with a broad range of
radioisotopes, with alpha emitters of particular interest.
The transaction also includes a state-of-the-art
research facility in California, staffed by a talented team of
discovery, protein engineering and radiopharmaceutical development
experts. Together, these assets will provide Telix with further
in-house capabilities in antibody engineering and preclinical
development, as well as a novel biologics platform to create the
next generation of Telix precision medicine and therapeutic
products, beyond the current clinical-stage pipeline.
Richard Valeix, Chief Executive Officer,
Therapeutics, Telix, said, “The combination of a proprietary drug
discovery platform, pipeline of promising theranostic assets and a
talented team of subject matter experts will enhance Telix’s
research and innovation capability now and into the future. This
acquisition will enable Telix to explore new disease areas with
state-of-the-art radiotherapeutic technology.”
Dr. Anna M. Wu, Co-Founder and Board Member,
ImaginAb, added, “As the radiopharmaceutical sector gains
momentum there is a significant need for targeting agents to be
more selective, deliver less off-target radiation, and better match
the pharmacology and radiobiology of a given radionuclide. The
team’s deep expertise in antibody engineering and the resulting
development of a valuable, proprietary platform technology has led
to clinical proof-of-concept. Telix is the right partner to unlock
the future therapeutic potential of this platform.”
Transaction detailsTelix will
acquire these assets through an asset purchase agreement with a
concurrent technology license agreement to be signed at closing.
The purchase price for the transaction is US$45 million (AU$73
million)3, comprised of US$10 million in cash and US$31 million in
equity at closing, and a deferred payment of up to US$4 million in
equity at the conclusion of a 15-month indemnity period. Upon
achievement of specific key development and commercial milestones,
Telix will pay up to a total of US$185 million (AU$299 million), a
portion of which may be paid in cash or equity at Telix’s
election4. Royalties are also payable on net sales in the low
single digits on a limited number of platform and early-stage
products after the first four products have been developed, as well
as single-digit sublicense fees, as applicable.
Telix will issue ordinary shares to ImaginAb
within its Listing Rule 7.1 placement capacity as consideration for
the acquisition. Upfront equity consideration will be subject to
voluntary escrow (lock-up/leak-out) restrictions with equal
tranches being released from escrow 60, 90 and 120 days after
closing. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary
conditions, including regulatory approvals and other third-party
consents. Telix cannot guarantee this transaction will close in any
specific timeframe or on the terms summarized here, if at all.
Refer to Telix disclosures and
Appendix 3B lodged with the ASX today for further
information.
About ImaginAb, Inc.ImaginAb is
a clinical stage, revenue-generating global biotechnology company
developing the next generation of radiopharmaceutical and imaging
agent products. These patented products contain engineered
antibodies that maintain the specificity of full-length antibodies
while remaining biologically inert in the body. Used with widely
available positron emission tomography (PET) and optical imaging
technology, these novel targeting agents are able to bind
specifically to cell surface targets.
Following closing of its transaction with Telix
Pharmaceuticals, ImaginAb, Inc. will be focused on developing its
lead imaging candidate, CD8 ImmunoPET, which is currently in Phase
2 clinical trials and has been licensed by numerous pharmaceutical
and biotech companies for use in imaging within immunotherapy
clinical trials, primarily in oncology.
Jefferies LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus &
Company, Incorporated served as financial advisors to ImaginAb on
the transaction.
DisclosuresTelix Managing
Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Christian
Behrenbruch, is a non-affiliated shareholder of ImaginAb, holding
less than 1% of its capital stock as his only interest in the
company. Dr. Behrenbruch abstained from the transaction process and
the Telix Board’s approval of the arm’s length acquisition. Dr.
Behrenbruch has voluntarily elected, via a binding undertaking, to
donate any enrichment from the transaction as the result of his
shareholding to charity.
About Telix
Pharmaceuticals LimitedTelix is a biopharmaceutical
company focused on the development and commercialization of
therapeutic and diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals and associated
medical technologies. Telix is headquartered in Melbourne,
Australia, with international operations in the United States,
Canada, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is
developing a portfolio of clinical and commercial stage products
that aims to address significant unmet medical needs in oncology
and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities
Exchange (ASX: TLX) and the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq:
TLX).
Telix’s lead imaging product, gallium-68 (68Ga)
gozetotide injection (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11 and marketed under
the brand name Illuccix®), has been approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)5, by the Australian Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA) 6, and by Health Canada7. No other Telix
product has received a marketing authorization in any
jurisdiction.
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Ms. Kyahn WilliamsonTelix Pharmaceuticals
LimitedSVP Investor Relations and Corporate CommunicationsEmail:
kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com
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________________________1 Delta-like ligand 3, a cell surface
protein overexpressed in high-grade neuroendocrine tumors and small
cell lung cancer (SCLC).2 Integrin αvβ6 is a cell surface protein
overexpressed during wound healing and in cancer.3 All references
to AUD have been converted at the AUD/USD exchange rate of
1.614. 4 Refer to Appendix to this announcement
and Appendix 3B lodged with the ASX today for further details.5
Telix ASX disclosure 20 December 2021.6 Telix ASX disclosure 2
November 2021.7 Telix ASX disclosure 14 October 2022.
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