John Houston, Arvinas CEO

No­var­tis lines up pro­tein de­grad­er deal with Pfiz­er-al­lied Arv­inas

No­var­tis wants in on the work at Arv­inas, one of the ear­ly lead­ers in the pro­tein de­grad­er field that has got­ten in­to Phase 3 with part­ner Pfiz­er.

The Swiss phar­ma gi­ant will pay $150 mil­lion up­front to li­cense the mid-stage oral pro­tein de­grad­er ARV-766 and buy the pre­clin­i­cal AR-V7 pro­gram, the com­pa­nies said Thurs­day morn­ing. The biobucks are big at up to $1.01 bil­lion, plus tiered roy­al­ties on ARV-766.

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