Sobi bets $950m on Arthrosi to reshape chronic gout treatment with pozdeutinurad

Sobi bets $950m on Arthrosi to reshape chronic gout treatment with pozdeutinurad

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arthrosi Therapeutics Inc. for $950 million upfront and up to $550 million in milestone payments. The deal brings the investigational gout drug pozdeutinurad (AR882) into Sobi’s pipeline, positioning the oral URAT1 inhibitor as a potential anchor asset in a late-stage inflammatory franchise. […]