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• Novartis acquires IFM Tre- in all stock transaction for $1.575B. IFM Tre to receive $310M upfront & $1.265B milestones from Novartis. The transaction is expected to close in Q2’19
• The focus of the acquisition is to expand Novartis’ immunomodulatory portfolio with the addition of IFM Tre's one clinical (IFM-2427) and two preclinical programs of NLRP3 inhibitors targeting NLRP3 inflammasome to treat multiple metabolic- fibrotic- autoimmune- and neurological diseases
• IFM-2427 is a clinical stage antagonist targeted for chronic inflammatory disorders- including gout- atherosclerosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

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