Orion Corporation and Alligator Bioscience AB have agreed on the conversion of the previously granted royalty-bearing license to Orion Corporation to two bispecific antibodies that the companies have been successfully developing in collaboration using Alligator’s RUBY® bispecific format to a perpetual, fully paid, royalty-free license. Orion will continue to develop these antibodies, which are currently in late-stage pre-clinical development, without any obligation to pay any milestone payments or royalties to Alligator. In connection with the amendment of the agreement, Orion pays Alligator a one-time payment of EUR 3.5 million.
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Tuukka Hirvonen, Investor Relations, Orion Corporation
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Orion is a globally operating Finnish pharmaceutical company – a builder of well-being for over a hundred years. We develop, manufacture and market human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Orion has an extensive portfolio of proprietary and generic medicines and consumer health products. The core therapy areas of our pharmaceutical R&D are oncology and pain. Proprietary products developed by Orion are used to treat cancer, neurological diseases and respiratory diseases, among others. Orion's net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 1,190 million and the company had about 3,600 employees at the end of the year. Orion's A and B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
