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flag AviadoBio and Astellas agree on a $2.18 billion deal to develop a gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia.

flag AviadoBio, a New Zealand gene therapy company, has reached a potential $2.18 billion deal with Japanese firm Astellas to develop a treatment for frontotemporal dementia (FTD). flag The therapy, AVB-101, aims to halt the progression of FTD, which often leads to death within three to 13 years of diagnosis. flag AviadoBio will receive $30 million upfront to continue human clinical trials, with promising results already seen in earlier studies.

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