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Generate Biomedicines and Zealand Pharma 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 entered a multi-target collaboration and license agreement with Zealand Pharma to design multispecific protein therapeutics for obesity and metabolic diseases using Generate's generative AI platform. Generate will receive $30M upfront plus up to $35M in early preclinical milestones, and is eligible for up to nearly $1.2B in total milestones plus tiered royalties on worldwide net sales for two initial programs, with an option to add a third.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
$1.2 billion (total potential milestones)
Initial programs
2
Optional program
third program option
Upfront payment usd
30000000
Total potential milestones usd
1200000000
Early preclinical milestones usd
35000000

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