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APLS stock jumps after inking a $300M royalty deal with Sobi for Aspaveli, bolstering its cash position and pipeline prospects.

STOCKHOLM , July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sobi® (STO: SOBI), today announced a capped royalty purchase agreement with Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. under which Sobi will reduce its ex-US royalty obligations to Apellis by 90% for Aspaveli® (systemic pegcetacoplan) in exchange for $275 million upfront and up to $25 million in additional milestone payments dependent on regulatory approvals in the European Union for C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN). "We are pleased to continue our ongoing partnership with Apellis and share their strong belief in Aspaveli/EMPAVELI's potential to deliver significant long-term growth," said Guido Oelkers, Chief Executive Officer at Sobi.

WALTHAM, Mass., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLS) today announced a capped royalty purchase agreement with Sobi® under which Apellis will receive up to $300 million in exchange for 90% of Apellis' future ex-U.S. royalties for Aspaveli® (systemic pegcetacoplan). Under the companies' 2020 collaboration agreement, Apellis is eligible for tiered royalties on ex-U.S. sales of Aspaveli ranging from high teens to high twenties. Apellis retains exclusive commercialization rights for systemic pegcetacoplan in the United States, where the product is marketed as EMPAVELI®.

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WALTHAM, Mass. and STOCKHOLM, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLS) and Sobi® (STO:SOBI) today presented new data from the open-label period of the Phase 3 VALIANT study, investigating EMPAVELI® (pegcetacoplan) for C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN). The data were presented as part of a late-breaking session at the European Renal Association (ERA) Congress.

WALTHAM, Mass., June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLS) today announced that the company will present at the Goldman Sachs 46th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10:40 a.m.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals is a Buy due to the significant FCF potential of SYFOVRE® and EMPAVELI®, with SYFOVRE® projected to exceed $1bn in annual sales by 2028. SYFOVRE® has shown efficacy in slowing GA progression and saw a 122% YoY sales increase in 2024, despite initial rollout issues. EMPAVELI® offers moderate sales and is in trials for additional indications, promising incremental cash flows and contributing to EBITDA positivity by 2026.

APLS stock falls as it reports weaker-than-expected first-quarter 2025 results, wherein both earnings and revenues miss estimates.

A big quarterly earnings miss was the news driving down the value of Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS -5.99%) stock in the middle of the trading week. Investors didn't take this development well, and they collectively pushed down Apellis by almost 6%, on a day when the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.43%) closed in the black with a 0.4% gain.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:APLS ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Tracy Vineis – Vice President-Communications Cedric Francois – Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan – Chief Financial Officer David Acheson – Executive Vice President-Commercial Caroline Baumal – Chief Medical Officer Conference Call Participants Jon Miller – Evercore Tazeen Ahmad – Bank of America Securities Anupam Rama – JPM Steve Seedhouse – Cantor Colleen Kusy – Baird Eliana Merle – UBS Annabel Samimy – Stifel Biren Amin – Piper Sandler Yigal Nochomovitz – Citigroup Douglas Tsao – H.C. Wainwright Lachlan Hanbury-Brown – William Blair Ryan Deschner – Raymond James Judah Frommer – Morgan Stanley Greg Harrison – Scotiabank Graig Suvannavejh – Mizuho Securities Lisa Walter – RBC Operator Hello, everyone.