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Hanmi Pharm Signs Exclusive Licensing Deal with Genentech for Novel Obesity Therapy

The agreement gives Genentech worldwide rights outside South Korea and includes $190 million upfront, with total payments potentially reaching $2.3 billion.

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HM17321, a proprietary UCN2 (urocortin-2) analog, is being developed as a treatment for chronic-weight management and associated conditions, including obesity Total deal value of up to $2.3 billion, including upfront, milestone payments and tiered royalties based on net sales SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hanmi Pharm announced today that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Genentech, a member of the Roche…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Sang-hyun = Hanmi Pharmaceutical [128940] and Genentech, a subsidiary of Roche Group, [developed] the candidate substance 'HM17...' for the treatment of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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Hanmi Pharm Signs Exclusive Licensing Deal with Genentech for Novel Obesity Therapy

/PRNewswire/ -- Hanmi Pharm announced today that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, for the...

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Hanmi Pharmaceutical is exporting the technology for a next-generation obesity drug candidate that reduces body weight while increasing muscle mass to the global pharmaceutical company Genentech. Hanmi Pharmaceutical disclosed on the 24th that it has signed a technology transfer agreement with Genentech of the United States for the long-acting UCN2 analog ‘HM17321 (LA-UCN2)’. The total value of the contract is $2.305 billion (approximately 3.189…

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조선일보 broke the news on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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