Company* (Country; Symbol) |
Company* (Country; Symbol) |
Product |
Terms/Details (Date) |
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Amarillo Biosciences Inc. (OTC BB:AMAR) |
Global Kinetics Inc.* |
Global Kinetics will market ABI's low-dose oral interferon product in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam |
The product will be marketed for influenza indications; terms of the deal were not disclosed (10/20) |
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Biophage Pharma Inc. (Canada; TSE:BUG) |
Integrated Environmental Technologies Ltd. (OTC BB:IEVM) |
Deal under which each company can market a pathogen detection and control system |
The combined marketing effort will promote IET's EcaFlo equipment and Biophage's PDS Biosensor technology (9/23) |
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Geneva Bioinformatics SA* (Switzerland) |
Genedata AG* (Switzerland) |
Deal under which they will integrate technologies for analyzing proteomics data |
The effort will integrate the Genedata Expressionist solution with the Melanie/ ImageMaster 2D Platinum solution (10/26) |
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GTC Biotherapeutics Inc. (GTCB) |
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc.* |
Deal for the further production of Merrimack's MM-093 by GTC |
The product is a recombinant version of human alpha-fetoprotein in Phase II trials for rheumatoid arthritis; terms were not disclosed (9/20) |
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JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH* (Germany) |
Quality Biological Inc.* |
Nonexclusive deal under which QBI will distribute JPT's peptide-based products in America |
JPT is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jerini AG; terms of the deal were not disclosed (9/15) |
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Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd.* (UK) |
Genedata AG* (Switzerland) |
Co-marketing deal to promote synergies between their Progenesis and Expressionist solutions |
The solution will be used to generate data in proteomics research; terms of the deal were not disclosed (10/20) |
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Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd.* (UK) |
Invitrogen Corp. (IVGN) |
Invitrogen will promote and distribute life science analysis software from Nonlinear |
The deal covers a number of products; terms were not disclosed (8/29) |
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Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PPHM) |
Undisclosed company |
Peregrine will provide development services and clinical supply manufacturing of a monoclonal antibody |
The antibody is in Phase II trials; the work will be done by Peregrine subsidiary Avid Bioservices Inc. (10/20) |
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Pluristem Life Systems Inc. (Israel; OTC BB:PLRS) |
Biological Industries Ltd.* |
Deal for the global distribution of project products in the field of serum-free media designed for hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells |
Pluristem's Plurix cell expansion system will be used in the effort; Pluristem will get a license fee equal to five percent of sales of resulting media for seven years (10/20) |
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Progenitor Cell Therapy LLC* |
Cellerant Therapeutics Inc.* |
Progenitor will manufacture Cellerant's CLT-001 |
CLT-001 is a purified hematopoietic stem cell product being developed for various diseases; terms were not disclosed (9/13) |
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Solvo Biotechnologies Inc.* (Hungary) |
In Vitro Technologies Inc.* |
IVT will distribute Solvo's in vitro ABC membrane transporter assay product line in the U.S. and Canada |
Terms of the deal were not disclosed (10/24) |
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Transgene SA (France; Eurolist: FR0005175080) |
Innogenetics NV (Belgium; Euronext:INNX) |
Transgene will manufacture Innogenetics' hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine candidate |
The vaccine construct was developed by Transgene under a previous service agreement; terms were not disclosed (10/13) |
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Wave Biotech LLC* |
Novavax Inc. (NVAX) |
Collaboration to develop a commercial-scale production process for Novavax's avian flu vaccine and other products |
They will use Wave's disposable cell culture technology in the effort; terms of the deal were not disclosed (9/13) |
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XOMA Ltd. (XOMA) |
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CBST) |
Deal to develop new processes to manufacture the two-antibody biologic HepeX-B for Phase III trials |
XOMA will develop processes for the manufacture of the two monoclonal antibodies in the hepatitis B product; longer-term and commercial deals are contemplated (9/20) |
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* Private companies are indicated with an asterisk. | |||
Unless otherwise noted, stock symbols listed are on the Nasdaq market. | |||
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