** Shares of drug developer Monte Rosa Therapeutics rise 37.22% to $6.84 ** Novartis will pay GLUE $150 million upfront for a global license to develop, manufacture and sell some drug candidates
** GLUE will also be eligible for future payments of up to $2.1 billion in development, regulatory, and sales milestones
** The agreement is expected to accelerate the development of MRT-6160, which is in an early-stage study for immune-mediated conditions
** GLUE stock up ~20% YTD
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru) ((mailto:Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))