John Miller
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ZURICH, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim is paying 1.18 billion euros ($1.5 billion) for Swiss-based NBE Therapeutics, the German drugmaker said on Thursday, adding pipeline candidates including a drug in early trials against triple-negative breast cancer and lung cancer.
Basel-based biotech NBE, in which Boehringer’s venture fund previously had a stake along with Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation and Prague-based PPF Group, is hoping to develop so-called Antibody-drug Conjugates (ADCs) from its own platform against a series of cancers.
ADCs combine a monoclonal antibody with a chemical drug payload, aiming to pack a one-two punch against cancers and potentially other diseases.