Arrowhead Receives $10M Option Exercise Fee From Janssen

by Vandana Singh, Benzinga Editor

May 18, 2021 9:10 AM | 1 min read |

Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc, part of Johnson & Johnson JNJ, has delivered written notice of its intent to exercise its option right for ARO-JNJ1.
Receipt of the option notice earns Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc ARWR a $10 million option exercise fee.
Janssen will now have all rights to develop and commercialize ARO-JNJ1, an investigational RNAi therapeutic candidate which utilizes Arrowhead's proprietary Targeted RNAi Molecule platform.
"The collaboration with Janssen, which was executed in 2018, for ARO-HBV against chronic hepatitis B infection, and potentially three additional programs, has been highly productive and collaborative," said Chris Anzalone, President & CEO at Arrowhead.
Price Action: JNJ shares are down 0.22% at $170.02 during the premarket session on the last check Tuesday. ARWR closed at $73.05 on Monday.

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