BMS Spends $100m On Orum’s Antibody-Guided Protein Degrader

ORM-6151 combines two hot approaches in cancer R&D, but clinical trials have not yet started.  

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Today’s deal between Bristol Myers Squibb Company and Orum Therapeutics is by no means the biggest over antibody-drug conjugates to have been signed this year, but is notable for the interesting combination of technologies it employs.

Key Takeaways

  • BMS pays $100m upfront for ORM-6151, plus $80m in potential milestones

BMS has paid $100m upfront to acquire Orum’s ORM-6151, an anti-CD33 antibody conjugated to a degrader of GSPT1, a translation...

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