- Array BioPharma (NASDAQ:ARRY-OLD) acquires worldwide rights to Novartis' (NVS) encorafenib, a BRAF inhibitor currently in Phase 3 development for the treatment of melanoma, contingent on the closing of the Novartis/Glaxo transaction that was announced last April.
- Under the terms of the agreement, Array will make a de minimus (minimal) payment to Novartis but no milestones or royalties will be paid by either party. Novartis will provide transitional regulatory, clinical development and manufacturing services. Specifically, it will conduct and fund the Phase 3 Columbus trial through the earlier of June 30, 2016 or the completion of the first visit from the last patient. Array will take responsibility for the trial at this point with Novartis reimbursing Array for out-of-pocket costs in addition to half of Array's full-time equivalent (labor) costs associated with completing the trial. Novartis is responsible for conducting all other encorafenib trials until their completion or transfer to Array for a defined period. For all studies transferred to Array, Novartis will reimburse Array under the same guidelines as it will for the Columbus trial.
- Array agrees to recruit a partner that has experience in global development and commercialization.
- Previously: Novartis announces billions of dollars in deals with GSK, Eli Lilly (April 22, 2014)