Ipsen to Acquire Oncology Assets from Merrimack Pharmaceuticals

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Merrimack Pharma (MACK) to Divest Assets in Deal Valued at $1.03B

January 9, 2017 6:20 AM EST

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACK) today announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase and sale agreement with Ipsen for a transaction valued at up to $1.025 billion, plus up to $33 million in net milestone payments retained by Merrimack pursuant to Merrimack's exclusive licensing agreement with Shire, under which Merrimack will:

Sell to Ipsen its first commercial product ONIVYDE®, including U.S. commercialization rights and its licensing agreement with Shire plc; andSell to Ipsen its generic version of doxorubicin hydrochloride (HCI) liposome injection ("generic DOXIL®")... More