Amgen Builds Out Antibody Interests With $2.5bn Teneobio Buy

$900m Upfront

Private California venture will bring additional expertise and novel platforms to acquisitive biotech giant as it looks to expand its interests in bispecific and multispecific antibody technologies.

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known for its salt flats, Newark, CA is also home to Teneobio • Source: Alamy

Amgen, Inc. is continuing down its chosen 2021 path of M&A, entering into an agreement to acquire the private US venture Teneobio, Inc. for $900m in cash upfront, plus future contingent milestone payments worth up to an additional $1.6bn in cash, in a bid to build out multiple technologies in the antibody space.

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