The partnership complements existing mechanisms for supplying generic versions of lenacapavir and aims to address gaps in HIV prevention across the region.
It will house about 325 employees, including 260 laboratory scientists, and provide adaptable laboratories, collaborative workspaces and shared technology platforms.
Researchers presented the findings at the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The acquisition provides Gilead access to Tubulis’ proprietary ADC platforms designed to improve selective tumour targeting and payload delivery.
Since the partnership began, Gilead has supplied more than 1.1 million vials of AmBisome and contributed over US$18 million in funding.
Yuhan operates two API manufacturing facilities in South Korea and has reported steady international growth, with overseas sales increasing 21% in the first quarter.
Through this agreement, Gilead now controls global rights to KT-200, an oral CDK2 molecular glue degrader designed to treat cancer.
The two companies began collaborating in 2024 through an option and license agreement valued at up to USD 465 million, which granted Gilead access to Tubulis’ proprietary ADC platforms.
Gilead will pay USD1.68 billion upfront and commit up to USD500 million in milestone payments to secure gamgertamig (OM336), Ouro’s BCMA/CD3-targeting TCE.
The acquisition centers on anitocabtagene autoleucel, known as anito-cel, an investigational CAR-T cell therapy targeting multiple myeloma.