Silence Therapeutics to Buyback siRNA Complement Assets

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Mar 28, 2023

Silence Therapeutics plc, Nasdaq: SLN (“Silence” or “the Company”), an experienced and innovative biotechnology company committed to transforming people’s lives by silencing diseases through precision engineered medicines, today announced it will be acquiring back exclusive worldwide rights to two siRNA drug targets under the collaboration agreement with Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals for complement-mediated diseases. Under the terms of the agreement, Silence will not make any upfront payment to get the two assets back and Mallinckrodt is eligible to receive future success-based milestones and low single digit royalties on net sales if the projects advance.