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Jacob Mekhael

UCB In-licenses preclinical bispecific TCE for B-cell autoimmune diseases

UCB and Antengene entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement to further develop, manufacture and commercialize ATG-201, a preclinical CD19/CD3 bispecific T-cell engager. UCB will pay $ 80m in upfront and near-term milestone payments, development and commercial milestones of up to approx. $ 1.1bn, and royalties on future sales. ATG-201, being a bispecific T-cell engager, builds on UCB's autoimmune expertise, and given its potential to address a broad set of B-cell driven autoimmune diseases, could become a commercial blockbuster further down the line. Preclinical data for ATG-201 has shown deep and durable depletion of naïve B cells with mild and transient increase in cytokine levels pointing to a good safety profile, and we look forward to learning more about the drug in this afternoon's call. €284 TP and BUY maintained.
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UCB S.A.

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on severe diseases in two therapeutic areas, namely central nervous system disorders and immunology. In the area of central nervous system disorders, Co. is focused on advanced Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, restless legs syndrome and epilepsy. In the area of immunology disorders, Co. is focused on rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, post-menopausal osteoporosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and immunological diseases.

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