Starpharma Holdings (ASX:SPL) secured a $5.5 million upfront payment from Genentech under a new licensing agreement to develop dendrimer-drug conjugates using its proprietary dendrimer-enhanced product (DEP) platform with Genentech's oncology medicines, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.
The DEP technology enhances solubility, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and safety across various drug types, including small molecules, peptides, proteins, chemotherapeutics, radiotheranostics, and antibody-drug conjugates, per the filing.
The company is also eligible to receive up to $564 million in development, commercial, and sales milestones, along with tiered royalties on worldwide sales, the filing added.