Exhibit 99.1
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Sage Therapeutics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results and
Highlights Pipeline and Business Progress
Reported positive interim data from Phase 3 open-label SHORELINE Study showing that more than 70% of patients successfully treated with zuranolone 30 mg needed two or fewer treatment courses over one year
Progressed WATERFALL Study – now closed to enrollment - investigating zuranolone for as needed treatment of major depressive disorder with data anticipated in the first half of 2021
Entered into global collaboration with Biogen worth up to $3.1 billion, enabling planned expansion and acceleration of the Sage pipeline and increasing the potential patient reach to more than 450 million, if successful
Initiated six late-stage clinical trials in 2020, including four Phase 3 trials
Ended 2020 with cash balance of $2.1 billion
Conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Feb. 24, 2021 – Today, Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAGE), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel therapies with the potential to transform the lives of people with debilitating disorders of the brain, reported business highlights and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.
“Although 2020 was a challenging year, Sage’s commitment to rigorous science, innovation and disciplined execution resulted in significant progress across all of our brain health franchises, strongly positioning us in our efforts to deliver revolutionary medicines to millions of patients,” said Barry Greene, chief executive officer at Sage Therapeutics. “Our collaboration with Biogen enhances our strategic, financial, and operational flexibility, enabling our plans to expand and accelerate our pipeline and extending the potential impact of our product candidates, if we’re successful, to more than 450 million patients worldwide. In the first months of 2021, we’ve already begun to realize this expansion and acceleration with the progression of multiple early-stage programs. I believe 2021, with 10 expected data readouts, will be a transformational year for Sage in our mission to become the leading brain health company in the next five years.”
KEY 2020 UPDATES
Collaboration with Biogen: In November 2020, Sage and Biogen entered into a global collaboration and license agreement to jointly develop and commercialize zuranolone (SAGE-217) for major depressive disorder (MDD), postpartum depression (PPD) and other disorders, and SAGE-324 for essential tremor (ET) and other disorders.
| • | | Total potential value of the collaboration is $3.1 billion, including $1.5 billion received at closing on December 31, 2020, comprised of an upfront payment of $875 million and a $650 million equity investment, and $1.6 billion in potential milestone payments. |
| • | | Transaction included purchase by Biogen of 6,241,473 shares of Sage common stock at a 40% premium. |
| • | | Sage and Biogen are jointly developing, and, if successful, will jointly commercialize, zuranolone and SAGE-324 in the U.S. Biogen has an exclusive license to develop and commercialize zuranolone and SAGE-324 outside of the U.S., excluding rights to zuranolone in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. |
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