Royalty Pharma Agrees to Acquire Royalty Interest in Olpasiran From Arrowhead for $250 million and Future Milestones
NEW YORK and PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) and Arrowhead today announced that Royalty Pharma has acquired a royalty interest in Amgen’s olpasiran from Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ARWR) for $250 million in cash upfront plus up to $160 million in additional payments contingent on the achievement of certain clinical, regulatory, and sales milestones.
- Olpasiran is a small interfering RNA (siRNA) originally developed by Arrowhead using its proprietary Targeted RNAi Molecule, or TRiM, platform and licensed to Amgen in 2016.
- Cardiovascular disease remains the most common cause of death worldwide despite certain treatment advances, and new therapeutic targets are greatly needed.
- Royalty Pharma is acquiring Arrowheads entire royalty interest in olpasiran, which is a royalty up to the low double digits on worldwide net sales.
- Arrowhead will retain rights to the $400 million in development, regulatory and sales milestone payments potentially due from Amgen.