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Zealand Pharma and Generate Biomedicines Enter Collaboration and License Agreement to Develop Protein Therapeutics Engineered with AI for Metabolic Diseases

$GENBPress releaseOct 13, 2026, 4:30 PM ETRead the release

Generate Biomedicines signed a multi-target collaboration and license agreement with Zealand Pharma to design multispecific protein therapeutics for obesity and other metabolic diseases using generative AI. Generate will receive $30 million upfront, up to $35 million in early preclinical milestones, and total milestones of nearly $1.2 billion plus tiered royalties for two initial programs, with an option to add a third.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
nearly USD 1.2 billion in total milestones
Upfront payment
30000000
Early preclinical milestones
35000000

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