Scorpion Partners Two Assets With Pierre Fabre To Prioritize Investment In A Third

The oncology start-up signed a co-development and commercialization agreement with the French pharmaceutical company for two next-generation EGFR inhibitors.

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Scorpion turned to partnering to prioritize R&D investment • Source: Shutterstock

Scorpion Therapeutics, Inc. licensed rights to two next-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors for lung cancer to the French pharmaceutical company Pierre Fabre in a deal that will help the oncology start-up advance multiple programs in the cash-constrained environment for biotechs.

The companies announced the co-development and commercialization agreement on 4 April, with Pierre Fabre gaining rights to STX-721 and STX-241 in certain geographies in exchange for $65m up front. Scorpion...

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