A major provider of diabetes drugs and insulin, Lilly owned nearly 8.44% stake in Sigilon as of March 27.
It would pay $14.92 per share, or $34.6 million in upfront cash, for the rest of the company.
Sigilon shareholders will get an additional $111.64 per share if they achieve certain developmental and regulatory milestones, Lilly said.
The deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023, would give Lilly access to Sigilon's proprietary cell therapy candidate being developed to treat type 1 diabetes.
The two companies have been partners since 2018, when Lilly paid Sigilon $63 million for a licensing deal to develop cell therapes targeting type 1 diabetes and made an undisclosed equity investment.
Persons:
Eli Lilly, Lilly, Sigilon, Mariam Sunny, Shilpi Majumdar
Organizations:
Sigilon Therapeutics, Thomson
Locations:
Sigilon, Bengaluru