Life Science Start-Ups: Tech Transfer Deals, February 2014
• By Deanna Kamienski, Beth Allan, Andrea Mancini, Amanda Micklus, Maureen Riordan, and Theresa Surprenant
Derived from Strategic Transactions, a fully searchable premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Tech Transfer Deals column provides a monthly update on technology transfer deals, reporting licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced December 2013 through January 2014.
NanoString options IP rights from Mass General
NanoString Technologies Inc. (life sciences tools and molecular diagnostics) licensed an exclusive option from [Massachusetts General Hospital] to multiplexed protein analysis intellectual property as it pertains to NanoString’s nCounter...
Plus the end of Sanofi’s six-target alliance with IGM, OmniAb’s deals with Veraxa and Angelini, alliances involving Skye/Arecor, Genprex/UTHealth Houston and more.
The royalty revenue stream acquirer has around 40 products in its portfolio and expects to generate roughly $3bn this year. Head of R&D and investments Marshall Urist talked about the investment strategy at the RBC Healthcare Conference.