
Voyager nabs $25M cash as Novartis runs with two AAV capsids for neuro gene therapy
After spending a year looking at Voyager’s next-gen AAV capsids, Novartis has picked two of them to be the delivery vector for its gene therapy programs targeting two neurologic diseases.
The license triggers a $25 million payment — $12.5 million for each target — and opens up a road to $600 million in total milestones. But it also leaves some money off the table as Novartis, which had the option to license capsids against a total of three targets, decided not to act on the third.
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