Year
DEALS // DEV.
Country
Therapeutic Area
Study Phase
Deal Type
Product Type
Dosage Form
Lead Product
Target
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Eli Lilly
Deal Size : $487.0 million
Deal Type : Acquisition
Lilly to Acquire Akouos to Discover and Develop Treatments for Hearing Loss
Details : Proposed acquisition will accelerate gene therapies that aim to restore, improve, and preserve hearing for patients living with disabling hearing loss worldwide including lead product, AK-OTOF, a treatment of hearing loss due to mutations in the otoferli...
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : $487.0 million
October 18, 2022
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Eli Lilly
Deal Size : $487.0 million
Deal Type : Acquisition
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Details : AK-OTOF is a dual adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector-based gene therapy intended to treat patients with OTOF-mediated hearing loss by delivering transgenes encoding OTOF to the inner hair cells (IHCs) of the cochlea.
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
September 13, 2022
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : AAVAnc80-antiVEGF Vector
Therapeutic Area : Rare Diseases and Disorders
Study Phase : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Details : AK-OTOF and AK-antiVEGF, continue to advance preclinical development of potential gene therapies for inner ear conditions, such as GJB2-mediated hearing loss, and to develop platform capabilities that can be applied to regenerative medicine approaches in...
Product Name : Undisclosed
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
July 02, 2022
Lead Product(s) : AAVAnc80-antiVEGF Vector
Therapeutic Area : Rare Diseases and Disorders
Highest Development Status : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Details : Nonclinical data demonstrated that an AAVAnc80 vector led to durable restoration of auditory function and was well tolerated, supporting planned clinical development of AK-OTOF for treatment of OTOF-mediated hearing loss.
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
May 19, 2022
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Akouos to Present at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy 25th Annual Meeting
Details : AK-OTOF is designed to treat underlying cause of OTOF-mediated hearing loss through delivery of a transgene using a dual vector technology that results in expression of normal, functional otoferlin protein in the affected cells, namely inner hair cells, ...
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
March 05, 2022
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Eli Lilly
Deal Size : $1,097.0 million
Deal Type : Acquisition
Lilly Completes Acquisition of Akouos Expanding Efforts to Help People with Genetic Diseases
Details : AK-OTOF is a dual adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector-based gene therapy intended to treat patients with OTOF-mediated hearing loss by delivering transgenes encoding OTOF to the inner hair cells (IHCs) of the cochlea.
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : $1,097.0 million
January 12, 2022
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Eli Lilly
Deal Size : $1,097.0 million
Deal Type : Acquisition
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
EMA Committee Recommends Orphan Drug Designation for Akouos’ AK-OTOF
Details : AK-OTOF is designed to treat the underlying cause of OTOF-mediated hearing loss through delivery of a transgene using a dual vector technology that results in expression of normal, functional otoferlin protein in the affected cells, namely inner hair cel...
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
November 08, 2021
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Details : AK-OTOF is designed to treat the underlying cause of OTOF-mediated hearing loss through delivery of a transgene using a dual vector technology that results in expression of normal, functional otoferlin protein in the affected cells, namely inner hair cel...
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Inapplicable
April 13, 2021
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : Preclinical
Sponsor : Inapplicable
Deal Size : Inapplicable
Deal Type : Inapplicable
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : Preclinical
Sponsor : BofA Securities
Deal Size : $100.0 million
Deal Type : Public Offering
Hearing loss biotech Akouos files for a $100 million IPO
Details : Akouos' pipeline contains lead candidate AK-OTOF, a gene therapy for the treatment of hearing loss due to mutations in the otoferlin gene.
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
May 06, 2020
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : Preclinical
Sponsor : BofA Securities
Deal Size : $100.0 million
Deal Type : Public Offering
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Study Phase : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Pivotal bioVenture Partners
Deal Size : $105.0 million
Deal Type : Series B Financing
Akouos Closes $105 Million Series B Financing
Details : Proceeds will be used to advance Akouos’s lead program, AK-OTOF, to first-in-human clinical studies subject to IND filing and to establish the company’s in-house GMP manufacturing capabilities.
Product Name : AK-OTOF
Product Type : Cell and Gene therapy
Upfront Cash : Undisclosed
March 03, 2020
Lead Product(s) : AK-OTOF
Therapeutic Area : Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
Highest Development Status : IND Enabling
Sponsor : Pivotal bioVenture Partners
Deal Size : $105.0 million
Deal Type : Series B Financing