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Pharmaceuticals

Sanofi Buys Into Heart Therapy Programs

by Rick Mullin
September 22, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 38

Sanofi and MyoKardia have entered a drug development partnership targeting therapies for genetic heart disease. The deal includes three MyoKardia programs, two focused on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and one on dilated cardiomyopathy. MyoKardia has received $45 million, including up-front licensing fees and an undisclosed equity investment. The firm may receive up to a total of $200 million in milestone payments and equity investment. Under the partnership, MyoKardia will manage research and development through early human efficacy studies.

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