Ionis and Akcea Partner to Commercialize Inotersen for hATTR

Ionis licenses to Akcea worldwide rights to inotersen and IONIS-TTR-L Rx Collaboration advances commercial readiness for planned mid-2018 inotersen launch, positioning Akcea to successfully launch two drugs for significant rare diseases this year Ionis Chief Business Officer Sarah Boyce will join Akcea as President and Board member Companies to host conference call today, March 15th at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time CARLSBAD, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) ("Ionis") and Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA) ("Akcea"), an affiliate of Ionis, today announced an exclusive, worldwide license by Ionis to Akcea for inotersen and AKCEA-TTR-LRx, formerly IONIS-TTR-LRx, in a transaction potentially worth up to approximately $1.7 billion to Ionis plus profit sharing payments.

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