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XOMA Royalty Purchases Mezagitamab Royalty and Milestone Rights Held by BioInvent International for up to USD $30 Million
EMERYVILLE, Calif. and LUND, Sweden, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ: XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, and BioInvent International AB (“BioInvent”) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BINV), a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immune-modulatory antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, today announced XOMA Royalty has purchased the future mezagitamab (TAK-079) royalty and milestone interests held by BioInvent for USD $20 millio
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