Repare Therapeutics Receives $1.5 Million (¥200 million) Payment from Ono Pharmaceuticals

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Jan 19, 2023

Repare Therapeutics Inc. (“Repare” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RPTX), a leading clinical-stage precision oncology company, today announced that the Company has received an approximately $1.5 million (¥200 million) research service payment from Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Ono”). The payment reflects achievement of a specified research trigger, under the companies’ 2019 Strategic Partnership Agreement (“Ono Agreement”). Under the terms of the Ono Agreement, Repare is primarily responsible for carrying out research activities for its Polθ program, now known as RP-2119, until the first submission of an IND in the U.S. or Japan. “This reflects an important milestone in our RP-2119 Polθ program, as we undertake our IND-enabling studies and prepare for our previously guided initiation of clinical trials in the summer of 2023,” said Kim A. Seth, Chief Business Officer of Repare.