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Forma, Boehringer Sign Oncology Pact

by Michael McCoy
January 9, 2012 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 90, Issue 2

Forma Therapeutics and Boehringer Ingelheim have formed an R&D collaboration aimed at discovering small molecules that act against oncology-relevant protein-protein interactions. Forma will receive $65 million in up-front payments and research funding to screen for and optimize compounds over the next four years. It could get up to $750 million in milestone payments as well. Forma is based on science developed at the Broad Institute. It also has partnerships with Genentech, Eisai, and Novartis.

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