Bayer paying up to $4B for gene therapy pioneer AskBio October 26, 2020 Auto Bot Bayer, BioPharma, biopharma nl, gene therapy, News, Pharma, Startups 0 The deal, offering $2 billion up front and $2 billion in future milestone payments, includes a gene therapy manufacturing facility and a pipeline that includes treatments for Parkinson’s and congestive heart failure.