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Immunocore Targeting T cell receptors
Case Study Deal - Immunocore - Lilly
Genesis 10th December 2015
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Company snapshot
Overview
Headquartered in Abingdon,
Oxfordshire, UK and Philadelphia, US
>180 employees
Treating cancer through the human
immune system with robust ImmTAC
technology platform
Private Series A financing raised
$320 million in July 2015
Lead programme, IMCgp100 in Phase
IIa clinical trial for metastatic melanoma
Significant partnerships with Lilly (co-
development), Genentech,
GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca
Deliver on the IMCgp100 franchise
Accelerate and advance the internal pipeline
Support our strategic partnerships
Invest in the Immunocore organisation
The Goal:
Build a world-leading
premier biotech company
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Building value in Immunocore through own pipeline
Discovery deals
Co-development co-promotion deal
(50:50 profit share)
Wholly owned programmes
for commercialisation
Value retained
Cash
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Combination trials
(retaining full rights to IMCgp100)
$108 million cash generated
from partnerships to date
July 2015: $320 million
Series A financing
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New class of drugs addressing intracellular targets
Cell surface
proteinIntracellular target
Proteasome
TAP
HLAPeptides
HLA-peptide
antigen
Cancer cell
~10% targets druggable by antibodies & CARs
~90% targets druggable by ImmTACs
CAR
T cell
AntibodiesADCs
Bispecifics
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ImmTACs –a new class of bi-specific biologic based on the T cell receptor
Soluble, highly stable protein
TCR affinity increased several million fold
75KDa size provides good tumour penetration
Dominant IP
Scalable, low cost manufacture (E.coli)
Early regulatory pathway approved by FDA
and MHRA
Lead programme, IMCgp100 in metastatic
melanoma in Phase IIa
Preliminary clinical data supports MOA,
tolerability and efficacy
Accepted into EMA’s Adaptive Pathway
programme
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Affinity
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Summary
Build a world-leading premier biotech company with the initial focus in
immune-oncology and opportunities in autoimmune and infectious
diseases
Robust ImmTAC technology platform
Lead programme (IMCgp100) in Phase 2 clinical trials for metastatic
melanoma
Significant partnerships with Lilly (co-development), Genentech,
GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca
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Overview of the Lilly Co-discovery and Co-development collaboration
Multi-target deal signed July 2014
Territory: Global
Options to co-develop sharing costs, risks and rewards
Immunocore primarily responsible for discovery and preclinical
development
Lilly primarily responsible for development
Option to co-promote in selected region
Co-development co-promotion deal
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Key terms
$15 million upfront per programme
Opt-in fee of $10 million per programme if Lilly accepts the preclinical candidate to
develop a programme
Immunocore will have an option to continue co-development with Lilly on a cost-
sharing and profit-sharing basis
No milestones and royalties due if Immunocore decides to opt-in at preclinical
candidate stage
If Immunocore does not exercise its option, it will be entitled to potential future
significant milestone and royalty payments
Immunocore can opt-out at its discretion at multiple points and hence balance risk
versus reward
Different approaches can be taken for each programme
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Immunocore’s Drivers for the Collaboration
Opportunity to expand its internal portfolio of ImmTACs
Co-owning programmes with Lilly
Desire to co-develop with a pharma company with full development,
commercialisation and disease biology expertise
Allows Immunocore to potentially access high value indications
Lower financial risk than 100% proprietary programmes
Maximum flexibility with opportunity to opt-out
Cash
Industry validation and recognition
Lilly is top tier Pharma company!!
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Lilly’s Drivers for the Collaboration
Further strengthening its immuno-oncology franchise
Differentiating from other Pharma through access to a novel immuno-
oncology platform
Leveraging Immunocore’s ImmTAC knowledge
Access to novel intracellular targets
Avoid “me-too” targets
Opportunity to run combination clinical trials with Lilly’s proprietary
programmes and an ImmTAC to enhance efficacy
Reinforcement of Lilly’s combination-focused strategy, which has the
potential to help this patient population where there is a significant
unmet need
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The Strategic Partnership has already led to a 2nd Collaboration
Combination studies
IMCgp100 in combination with Lilly’s galunisertib (LY2157299) and merestinib (LY2801653) for
the treatment of metastatic cutaneous and uveal melanoma respectively
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Factors for Success
Mutual respect for each others’ expertise and skill base
Collaborative alignment on goals and priorities
Internal champions within each organisation
Frequent networking at all levels, formally and informally
Trust