Argenx To Acquire Forte Biosciences For $77 Per Share Cash, Valuing Deal At ~$2.2B, Adding CD122-Targeting FB102 With Vitiligo And Celiac Data
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- Transaction builds on argenx’s prior strategic investment in Forte Biosciences and reflects a disciplined approach to accessing novel biology that can fuel long-term growth
- FB102 Phase 1b studies in vitiligo and celiac disease validate CD122 biology and pipeline-in-a-product potential to address diseases with high unmet need that have lacked innovation
- Acquisition strengthens argenx’s innovative immunology portfolio with the addition of a differentiated approach to targeting pathogenic T-cell and NK-cell activity through CD122 biology
- argenx will host an investor conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the transaction
