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GSK, Actelion Partner on Insomnia Drug

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Actelion has signed an agreement with GSK valued at as much as $3.3 billion to jointly develop and market Actelion’s experimental sleeping pill candidate, almorexant. Actelion will receive an upfront payment of $148 million and $409 million upon registration of the drug. Actelion is also eligible to receive as much as $2.7 billion in success-based milestones, as well as royalties. Under the agreement, GSK will receive exclusive worldwide rights, excluding Japan, to co-develop and co-commer...

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