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AbbVie secures exclusive licensing rights to Nxera’s EP4 program for inflammatory bowel disease with a $100 million payment.
Nov 04, 2026
Contract Type
partnership
CambridgeBiotechnologyHealth Care
Description
AbbVie is acquiring Nxera Pharma's EP4 receptor agonist program for inflammatory bowel disease for $100 million upfront and potential milestone payments of up to $1.37 billion. This partnership aims to develop and commercialize an oral small molecule, NXE0033744, to better address patient needs in IBD.
Company Information
Company
Nxera Pharma
Location
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
About
Nxera Pharma is a technology powered biopharma company, in pursuit of new specialty medicines to improve the lives of patients with unmet needs in Japan and globally. We have built an agile, new-generation commercial business in Japan to develop and commercialize innovative medicines, including several launched products. Powered by our unique NxWave™ discovery platform, we are advancing an extensive pipeline of over 30 active programs from discovery through to late clinical stage.
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