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Syncona's Autolus in $250m funding deal with Blackstone Life Sciences

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Monday 08 Nov 2021

(Sharecast News) - Healthcare investor Syncona on Monday said its portfolio company Autolus Therapeutics had agreed a collaboration and $250m financing deal with Blackstone Life Sciences.


The financing agreement includes $100m of immediate equity investment and up to $150 million in product financing.

Blackstone would appoint a member to the Autolus board and receive a capped mid-single digit royalty based on product revenues, Syncona said in a statement.

Autolus is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation, programmed T cell therapies for the treatment of hematological cancers and solid tumors.

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