RE: Science30 Apr 2025 10:34
BP are aware if most if not all ongoing clinical trials. Their modus operandi is to buy technology not develop it when all said and done. As CC put it, it takes many dates before an agreement is signed. And as stated in PL note we have significant partnership interest in our platform. Also, not only do and have avacta presented at multiple major oncology conferences over the past few years but there is multiple connections to BP through our BOD and of course directly to DS with our affimers. In a nutshell BP are aware of us I don't think anyone can disagree.
So why haven't they made a bid yet?
2 scenarios
Either they're just not interested, possible but unlikely given the significant disruption to ADC's we pose and the likes of Novartis have a great big bap in this space
They are interested, they have had multiple dates with avacta and are waiting on a specific inflexion point in the data to make a move. What will that inflecion point be? Full P2 data? Or just into P2 or after enough data from P1b.
What does p2 tell us that p1b and p1a and all the preclinical work in 6103 and 3996 doesn't? My view is not a lot, it's just more of the same just in greater numbers.
SGC has no standard of care, but treating patients with 6k leaves them feeling much better and increases their PFS. It's a certainty this gets accelerated approval I don't care what anyone says. It'll come.
So either BP will move on p1b data or once AA achieved and it's at one of these points they can justify the likely gargantuan price tag CC and the team have placed on this.