Press Release
January 11, 2022

Acadia Pharmaceuticals and Stoke Therapeutics Announce Collaboration for $60 Million Upfront and up to $907 Million in Milestones and Royalties

The Life Sciences team advised Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD) on its collaboration agreement with Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: STOK) to discover, develop, and commercialize novel RNA-based medicines for the potential treatment of severe and rare genetic neurodevelopmental diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). The collaboration includes SYNGAP1 syndrome, Rett syndrome (MECP2), and an undisclosed neurodevelopmental target of mutual interest.

Acadia developed and commercialized the first and only approved therapy for hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis. Acadia’s late-stage development efforts are focused on treating psychosis in patients with dementia, the negative symptoms of schizophrenia and Rett syndrome.

Stoke is a biotechnology company dedicated to addressing the underlying cause of severe diseases by upregulating protein expression with RNA-based medicines.

Under the terms of the agreement, Stoke will receive an upfront payment of $60 million from Acadia and is eligible to receive up to $907 million in milestones as well as royalties on future sales.

The Goodwin team was led by Chris Denn, Daniel Karelitz, and Paresh Kumar, with invaluable input from Theresa Kavanaugh and Paul Jin.

For more details, read the press release and articles in Endpoints, Fierce Biotech, and BioSpace.