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Cell TherapyPhase 1

Cell Therapy Phase 1 Licensing Benchmarks

Deal economics across 9 transactions with 9 disclosed upfront payments. Primary-source-verified from SEC EDGAR, FTC filings, and direct research.

Median Upfront

$150M

9 deals with terms

Median Total Value

$1.7B

Upfront + milestones

Royalty Range

6.2%--14.4%

Average low--high

Deal Count

9

2018--2026

The median upfront payment for phase 1 cell therapy licensing deals is $150M, based on 9 deals with disclosed terms from 2018--2026. Total deal values (including milestones) reach a median of $1.7B. Royalty rates typically range from 6.2% to 14.4%. All data is primary-source-verified from SEC EDGAR, FTC pre-merger filings, and company press releases.

Representative Transactions

LicensorLicenseeYearUpfrontTotal Value
Neurona TherapeuticsUCB2026$650M$1.1B
Legend BiotechJohnson & Johnson2019$350M$1.7B
Kelun-BiotechAbbVie2020$132M$1.7B

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Full cell-therapy phase-1 Comp Set

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Methodology

This analysis draws from the Ambrosia Ventures proprietary deal database (1,600+ verified biopharma transactions, 2018--2026). All deal terms are primary-source-verified from SEC EDGAR (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K filings), FTC pre-merger notifications, FDA Orange Book, and company press releases. No secondary-source or scraped data is included. Medians are calculated from deals with disclosed financial terms only.