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Titan Pharmaceuticals Licenses Exclusive Probuphine(R) Commercialization Rights in U.S. and Canada to Braeburn Pharmaceuticals
Date: Dec 17, 2013
Source: BusinessWeek

Featured firm in this article: Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc of South San Francisco, CA



Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the signing of a license agreement with Braeburn Pharmaceuticals Sprl, wholly owned by Apple Tree Partners IV, L.P., a partnership affiliated with Apple Tree Partners. The license grants Braeburn exclusive commercialization rights in the United States and Canada to the investigational product Probuphine(R), a novel, subdermal implant and the first long-acting product designed to deliver six months of the drug buprenorphine hydrochloride following a single treatment. On October 29, 2012, Titan announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Probuphine for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence in adult patients. Titan has received a non-refundable $15.75 million up-front payment and will receive up to $50 million upon the approval of Probuphine by the FDA for the treatment of opioid dependence. Additionally, Titan will be eligible to receive up to $130 million upon achievement of sales milestones and up to $35 million in regulatory milestones for additional contemplated indications, including chronic pain. Titan will receive tiered, double digit percentage royalties on net sales of Probuphine within a range that is customary for products at this stage. In addition to the potential milestone payments, Apple Tree Partners IV has allocated in excess of $75 million to launch, commercialize and continue the development of Probuphine.