Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH Acquires BioXcel Therapeutics' Assets For $57.5M Upfront Payment

Benzinga · 2d ago

Teva Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA), today announced that it has completed the acquisition of assets from BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc., including worldwide rights to BXCL501. BXCL501 is an investigational dexmedetomidine sublingual film under FDA review for at-home use in the acute treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar I or II disorder in adults. If approved, BXCL501 would be the first FDA-approved treatment patients could use at home for this condition. The acquisition expands Teva’s innovative neuroscience pipeline with a late-stage asset with the potential to address a significant unmet patient need.

Teva acquired the assets for $57.5 million upfront and up to $67.5 million in contingent payments. These include a range of time-based payments linked to regulatory approval, including potential delays in approval, as well as payments tied to the achievement of specified sales milestones.