Everest Medicines (HKG:1952) acquired a license to MT1013 from Shaanxi Micot Pharmaceutical Technology to commercialize the drug, according to a Hong Kong bourse filing Thursday.
The firm will pay 200 million yuan upfront for the drug, and up to 1.04 billion yuan in milestone-related payments.
The license covers China and Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan. The drug is currently being studied as a treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism, a kidney condition, in a phase 3 clinical trial in China.