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Gene TherapyApproved

Gene Therapy Approved Licensing Benchmarks

Deal economics across 14 transactions with 7 disclosed upfront payments. Primary-source-verified from SEC EDGAR, FTC filings, and direct research.

Median Upfront

$450M

7 deals with terms

Median Total Value

$2.2B

Upfront + milestones

Royalty Range

11.5%--25%

Average low--high

Deal Count

14

2019--2026

The median upfront payment for approved gene therapy licensing deals is $450M, based on 7 deals with disclosed terms from 2019--2026. Total deal values (including milestones) reach a median of $2.2B. Royalty rates typically range from 11.5% to 25%. All data is primary-source-verified from SEC EDGAR, FTC pre-merger filings, and company press releases.

Representative Transactions

LicensorLicenseeYearUpfrontTotal Value
Spark TherapeuticsRoche2019$4.8B$4.8B
CRISPR TherapeuticsGilead Sciences2022$760M$2.5B
uniQureCSL2026$450M$1.9B

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Methodology

This analysis draws from the Ambrosia Ventures proprietary deal database (1,600+ verified biopharma transactions, 2019--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.