Chugai grants GSK exclusive license for anti-dengue virus antibody AID351

18 August 2026

Japanese drugmaker Chugai Pharmaceuticals (TYO: 4519), which is majority owned by Swiss pharma giant Roche (ROG: SIX), announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with the UK’s GSK (LSE: GSK) for the anti-dengue virus antibody AID351.

The parties initially collaborated on AID351 last year, with GSK agreeing to perform activities and evaluate potential funding for the initiation of clinical studies. No financial terms of the deal have been disclosed.

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