BridGene Biosciences Expands Strategic Collaboration with Galapagos to Develop Selective Oral SMARCA2 PROTAC in Precision Oncology
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Under the expanded agreement, BridGene will leverage its PROTAC discovery engine in combination with Galapagos' expertise in selective ATPase small molecules. The collaboration aims to advance the molecule into a preclinical candidate, with Galapagos holding exclusive rights for further development and commercialization. Galapagos will provide BridGene with upfront and preclinical milestone payments, alongside additional payments based on clinical and commercial milestones, potentially bringing the total deal value to
"We are excited to deepen our collaboration with Galapagos to discover new drugs targeting critical and challenging oncology targets," stated
"We are pleased to expand our partnership with BridGene Biosciences, a company which has a strong track record in small molecule drug discovery for hard-to-drug targets," said Pierre Raboisson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Head of Small Molecules Discovery at Galapagos. "Our expanded collaboration leverages the unique strengths of both companies and allows us to combine our in-house expertise and technological platforms with BridGene's cutting-edge PROTAC discovery engine to develop precision medicines for cancer patients with critical unmet needs."
This expanded collaboration highlights the validation of BridGene's innovative approach through strategic partnerships, emphasizing the importance of these alliances to advance drug development efforts. Both BridGene and Galapagos are committed to improving patient outcomes by developing potential best-in-class precision medicines that tackle challenging targets in cancer, with a strong focus on addressing high unmet medical needs through targeted protein degradation technology.
About BridGene Biosciences
BridGene is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing innovative small molecules that drug traditionally undruggable targets, providing new paths to treat diseases. By using its proprietary chemoproteomic platform, IMTAC™, BridGene can screen small molecules against all proteins in live cells to discover drug candidates for high-value and previously undruggable targets. BridGene is advancing a diversified pipeline of first-in-class drugs for targets in multiple disease areas. For more information, visit https://bridgenebio.com/.
About Galapagos
Galapagos is a biotechnology company with operations in
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