Merck and Hanmi Collaborate to Develop Efinopegdutide for NASH

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• Hanmi to receive $10M up front, $860M as development, regulatory approval, and commercialization of efinopegdutide along with royalties on sales of the approved product
• Merck to receive an exclusive license to develop, manufacture and commercialize efinopegdutide in the US and globally while Hanmi to retain an option to commercialize the therapy in Korea
• Efinopegdutide is a GLP-1/glucagon receptor dual agonist, activating the both the GLP-1 and glucagon receptors, currently being evaluated in multiple P-I & P-II studies, including for the treatment of severely obese individuals with/without T2D

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