Sanofi is partnering with Kymera Therapeutics, LLC. in a budding area of drug development – protein degradation – as it looks for new opportunities to expand in immunology and inflammation. The companies announced a collaboration on 9 July in which Sanofi agreed to pay Kymera $150m up front for rights to develop and commercialize first-in-class protein degrader therapies targeting interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) in patients with immune-inflammatory diseases and a second earlier-stage program.
Sanofi Nabs Kymera IRAK4 Protein Degrader As It Continues To Build In I&I
Kymera will receive $150m upfront from Sanofi in a deal the big pharma views as an opportunity to develop a breakthrough oral drug for atopic dermatitis and other conditions.
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