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Royalty Pharma and Teva Enter Agreement to Accelerate Development of Potential Treatment for Vitiligo
Royalty Pharma to provide up to $500 million, including $75 million for Phase 2b funding and a Royalty Pharma option for an additional $425 million, to support Teva’s anti-IL-15 candidate, TEV-‘408 TEV-‘408 is currently in Phase 1b for treatment of vitiligo and in Phase 2a for celiac diseaseFunding agreement supports Teva’s Pivot to Growth strategy to accelerate its innovative pipeline and bring treatments to patients faster NEW YORK and PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royalt
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