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Flagship Pioneering and its portfolio companies are in line to receive up to $720 million in milestones for each of the 10 programs that GSK could option.

The Swiss drugmaker is considering selling its ophthalmology and respiratory units, a Bloomberg report said on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is seeking to raise money from the possible sale of the assets to invest in cutting-edge medicines, the report said, adding that the ophthalmology unit could alone fetch about $5 billion.