Medigene - bluebird bio back for more

Medigene has announced an expansion of its bluebird partnership, giving significant external validation of its T-cell receptor (TCR) technology platform. The full partnership now covers six targets and is worth potentially US$1.5bn in development and commercial milestones, in addition to royalties on any future sales. Medigene’s own internal pipeline continues to advance with its MDG1011 Phase I/II TCR clinical trial now enrolling patients. Additionally, we forecast that the Phase I part of the TCR trial and the now fully enrolled Phase I/II DC vaccine trial will read out in 2019. We have updated our forecasts and now value Medigene at €416m (€18.65/share) vs €396m (€17.8/share) previously.