UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2024
IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
| 001-38915 |
| 47-4268251 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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7000 Shoreline Court, Suite 350
South San Francisco, California 94080
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 443-6209
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | | IDYA | | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 12, 2024, IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had entered into a Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated March 8, 2024, with MSD International Business GmbH (“MSD”), to evaluate the Company’s investigational IDE161 compound in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy (the “Study”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company is the sponsor of the Study and the Company will provide the Company’s IDE161 compound and will pay for the costs of the Study. Merck will provide KEYTRUDA for the Study at no cost to the Company. The Company and MSD will jointly own clinical data from the Study and all inventions relating to the combined use of IDE161 and pembrolizumab. Each party retains commercial rights to its respective compounds, including with respect to use as a monotherapy or combination agent.
The foregoing is only a summary description of the terms of the Agreement, does not purpose to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| IDEAYA BIOSCIENCES, INC. |
Date: March 12, 2024 | By: /s/ Yujiro Hata Yujiro Hata President and Chief Executive Officer |
