IX Biopharma in advanced talks on US WaferiX joint venture with GLD, Orion
- IX Biopharma moved closer to a proposed US joint venture with GLD Partners and Orion Specialty Labs to commercialize its WaferiX sublingual drug delivery platform.
- Talks shifted from a manufacturing and commercialization arrangement outlined in a Nov. 10, 2025 term sheet to a structure that would fold Orion into newly formed holding company Ligo Pharma, leaving GLD as a co-shareholder.
- Consumer-facing assets, including about 40 WaferiX-based compounded formulations and a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform under development, are being consolidated under Ligo ahead of any definitive joint venture agreements.
- Wafermine regulatory assets and US Department of Defense contract obligations stay with IX Biopharma under restructuring.
- Company said it will disclose commercial and funding terms once definitive agreements are signed.
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