Danish drugmaker Zealand Pharma has entered a collaboration with Generate Biomedicines to develop obesity treatments using the latter’s generative AI protein design platform. The deal includes a $30 million upfront payment, up to $35 million in preclinical milestone payments, and total potential payments including tiered royalties reaching approximately $1.2 billion. Generate Biomedicines, listed on Nasdaq since February 2026, saw its shares rise about 5% in after-hours trading following the announcement. Zealand will assume responsibility for clinical development and worldwide commercialization of any resulting therapeutics.
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