礼来公司以15亿美元收购西雅图地区生物技术公司,押注下一代带状疱疹疫苗

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礼来斥资15亿美元收购Curevo,剑指新一代带状疱疹疫苗
美国制药巨头礼来公司(Eli Lilly)宣布已达成协议,收购总部位于华盛顿州博瑟尔的生物技术公司Curevo Vaccine。该交易的核心是一款旨在提高耐受性、推动老年群体接种率提升的新一代带状疱疹疫苗。
根据协议,礼来将支付总计高达15亿美元的现金,其中包括首付款及基于特定里程碑的后续付款。此次收购的重点是Curevo旗下已准备进入三期临床试验的疫苗候选药物amezosvatein,该疫苗针对引发带状疱疹的病毒。目前市面上的主流疫苗虽然高效,但部分副作用导致一些患者不愿完成全程接种,而amezosvatein正是旨在与这些疫苗展开竞争。
带状疱疹在美国一生中约影响三分之一的成年人,并可能导致慢性神经痛等严重并发症。尽管现有疫苗已广泛应用,但耐受性问题被视为阻碍其普及的一大障碍。这是礼来本周宣布的三项收购之一,旨在增强这家印第安纳波利斯制药巨头的传染病产品线。Curevo的直接竞争对手是葛兰素史克(GSK)——后者于2017年推出了畅销疫苗Shingrix。
Curevo公司成立于2018年,由GC Pharma、首尔Mogam生物医学研究所和西雅图Access to Advanced Health Institute共同创立。该公司去年从多家知名风投机构获得了1.1亿美元的融资。
在一项二期头对头临床试验中,Curevo表示其领先疫苗候选物能将报告的副作用(包括疲劳、寒战和注射部位疼痛)减少一半以上。双方还指出,最新研究表明带状疱疹感染会增加中风风险,而接种带状疱疹疫苗则可能降低痴呆风险,这凸显了该疫苗更广泛的公共卫生意义。
礼来首席科学官Daniel Skovronsky表示:“越来越多的证据表明,预防带状疱疹与降低中风和痴呆风险有关。一款耐受性明显更好的疫苗,可以扩大带状疱疹预防的覆盖范围。”他预期,借助礼来的全球规模,Curevo的疫苗项目将加速推进,amezosvatein有望很快进入后期开发阶段。
Curevo首席执行官George Simeon在新闻稿中表示:“Curevo专注于改善带状疱疹免疫接种体验,以便更多成年人能够通过接种疫苗,抵御这种可能导致长期健康受损的严重疾病。”
中文翻译:
礼来公司已同意收购Curevo Vaccine,此项交易的核心是一款旨在提升耐受性并提高老年人接种率的新一代带状疱疹疫苗。
该交易包括高达15亿美元的现金支付给这家位于华盛顿州博塞尔市的生物技术公司,由预付款项和一项潜在的里程碑付款组成。
此次收购的核心是Curevo公司针对带状疱疹病毒、已准备进入三期临床试验的疫苗amezosvatein。该候选疫苗旨在对标目前的主流疫苗——这些疫苗虽高效,但可能引发副作用,导致部分患者无法完成全程接种。
在美国,约三分之一的成年人一生中会罹患带状疱疹,并可能引发慢性神经痛等严重并发症。尽管现有疫苗已被广泛使用,但耐受性问题被视为阻碍普及的一大障碍。
此项交易是礼来本周宣布的三项收购之一,旨在推动这家总部位于印第安纳波利斯的制药巨头在传染病领域的发展。Curevo的竞争对手包括生物技术巨头葛兰素史克,后者销售的Shingrix是一款于2017年获批的带状疱疹疫苗。
Curevo成立于2018年,由GC制药、首尔Mogam生物医学研究所和西雅图前沿健康研究所共同创立。
该公司去年从Medicxi、OrbiMed、HBM医疗投资、赛诺菲风投、RA资本管理、Janus Henderson投资者、Adjuvant资本以及创始投资者GC Biopharma获得了1.1亿美元的风险投资。
在一项二期头对头研究中,Curevo表示其首要候选疫苗将报告的不良反应(包括疲劳、寒战和注射部位疼痛)减少了超过一半。
双方还指出,新兴研究将带状疱疹感染与中风风险增加相关联,而接种带状疱疹疫苗则可能降低痴呆风险,这突显了更广泛的公共卫生意义。
“越来越多的证据表明,预防带状疱疹与降低中风和痴呆风险有关,”礼来首席科学兼产品官丹尼尔·斯科夫隆斯基表示,“一款耐受性显著更优的疫苗,能扩大带状疱疹预防的覆盖范围。”
礼来的全球规模预计将加速Curevo疫苗项目的开发,amezosvatein有望进入后期开发阶段。
“Curevo致力于改善带状疱疹的免疫接种体验,以便更多成年人在预防带状疱疹中获益——这是一种严重疾病,对健康生活的长期损害风险很高,”Curevo首席执行官乔治·西蒙在一份新闻稿中表示。
英文来源:
Eli Lilly has agreed to acquire Curevo Vaccine in a deal centered on a next-generation shingles vaccine aimed at improving tolerability and boosting vaccination rates among older adults.
The deal includes up to $1.5 billion in cash for the Bothell, Wash.-based biotech, consisting of an upfront payment and a contingent milestone payment.
At the center of the acquisition is amezosvatein, Curevo’s Phase 3-ready vaccine targeting the virus that causes shingles. The candidate is designed to compete with current leading vaccines, which are highly effective but can produce side effects that discourage some patients from completing vaccination.
Shingles affects roughly one in three adults in the U.S. over a lifetime and can lead to serious complications such as chronic nerve pain. While current vaccines are widely used, tolerability has been cited as a barrier to broader uptake.
The deal is one of three acquisitions that Eli Lilly announced this week to boost the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant’s infectious disease program. Curevo competes against biotech giant GlaxoSmithKline, which sells Shingrix, a shingles vaccine approved in 2017.
Curevo was established in 2018 as a partnership between GC Pharma, Seoul’s Mogam Institute for Biomedical Research, and Seattle’s Access to Advanced Health Institute.
The company raised $110 million in venture funding last year from Medicxi; OrbiMed; HBM Healthcare Investments; Sanofi Ventures; RA Capital Management; Janus Henderson Investors; Adjuvant Capital; and founding investor GC Biopharma.
In a Phase 2 head-to-head study, Curevo said its lead vaccine candidate reduces reported side effects (including fatigue, chills and injection-site pain) by more than half.
The companies also pointed to emerging research linking shingles infection to increased stroke risk, and shingles vaccination to potential reductions in dementia risk, underscoring the broader public health implications.
“There is a growing body of evidence linking protection from shingles to lowered risk of stroke and dementia,” said Daniel Skovronsky, Lilly’s chief scientific and product officer. “A vaccine that is meaningfully better tolerated could extend the reach of shingles prevention.”
Lilly’s global scale is expected to accelerate development of Curevo’s vaccine program, with amezosvatein expected to advance into late-stage development.
“Curevo is focused on improving the shingles immunization experience so more adults can benefit from protection against shingles, a serious disease with significant risk for long-term impairment of healthy living,” Curevo CEO George Simeon said in a press release.
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