Biotechnology Company Deals With Other Biotechnology Companies: Oct. 27, 2005-Jan. 18, 2006
Company* (Country; Symbol) | Company* (Country; Symbol) | Type/Product Area | Terms/Details (Date) |
ACE BioSciences A/S* (Denmark) | Crucell NV (the Netherlands; CRXL) | Crucell licensed bacterial antigens to accelerate its bacterial antibody discovery program | The license was granted by ACE and the Brigham and Women's Hospital; terms of the deal were not disclosed (11/2) |
ActiveSight (unit of Rigaku Americas Corp.) | Inpharmatica Ltd.* (UK) | ActiveSight will provide structural biology services to Inpharmatica | The deal focuses on co-crystallography by ActiveSight of certain Inpharmatica small molecules with a human drug target protein; ActiveSight is entitled to up-front and milestone payments (11/17) |
ActiveSight (unit of Rigaku Americas Corp.) | Ambit Biosciences Corp.* | Protein crystallography services agreement to advance drug discovery at Ambit | The deal covers the co-crystallization of Ambit molecules with proteins expressed by ActiveSight; terms were not disclosed (11/1) |
Affitech A/S* (Norway) | XOMA Ltd. (XOMA) | Collaboration and cross-license agreement covering antibody-related technologies | Affitech gets a license to use XOMA's bacterial cell expression technology; XOMA gets rights to use Affitech's naïve antibody library; terms were not disclosed (11/29) |
Affymetrix Inc. (AFFX) | Vita Genomics* (Taiwan) | Vita got nonexclusive access to Affymetrix microarray technology to develop and market in vitro diagnostics | The license covers tests for alpha interferon treatment response in hepatitis patients, and for early onset and allergic asthma in infants and young children (12/26) |
Affymetrix Inc. (AFFX) | PathWork Informatics Inc.* | PathWork got long-term, nonexclusive access to microarray technology from Affymetrix | PathWork plans to develop and market in vitro diagnostic tests for cancer under the Powered by Affymetrix program; terms were not disclosed (11/1) |
Amarin Corp. plc (UK; AMRN) | Multicell Technologies Inc. (OTC BB:MCET) | Multicell acquired exclusive rights to LAX-202 (now MCT-125) for treating fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients | Amarin is entitled to up-front, milestone and royalty payments from Multicell; it got the product through its acquisition of of Laxdale Ltd. in 2004 (1/3) |
Argenta Discovery Ltd.* (UK) | Genentech Inc. (NYSE:DNA) | Two-year deal to use Argenta technologies to discover compounds against a Genentech drug target | Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but do provide options to expand the relationship (12/15) |
Avigen Inc. (AVGN) | Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) | Genzyme is acquiring all Avigen assets related to adeno-associated vectors, except those related to pain | Avigen gets $12M up front for the gene therapy program and is eligible to receive milestone and royalty payments on resulting products (12/21) |
BioCyDex Inc.* (Canada) | BioMS Medical Corp. (Canada; TSE:MS) | BioMS purchased additional equity in BioCyDex, increasing its ownership stake to 49% | BioCyDex is developing technology to deliver antiviral and cancer compounds directly into cells; terms of the deal were not disclosed (1/6) |
Biolex Therapeutics Inc.* | Kringle Pharma Inc.* (Japan) | Biolex will use its LEX System to create a commercial line for Kringle's NK4 protein | NK4 is an elastase-generated fragment of hepatocyte growth factor, being developed for cancers; terms were not disclosed (10/27) |
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.* | Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AUXL) | Auxilium exercised its option expanding its rights to an additional indication for the injectable enzyme AA4500 | Auxilium gets exclusive rights to the product for treating frozen shoulder syndrome; it already had rights to the drug in treating Dupuytren's and Peyronie's diseases (12/20) |
Biota Holdings Ltd. (Australia; ASX:BTA) | MedImmune Inc. (MEDI) | Deal to develop Biota's small-molecule compounds designed to prevent and treat respiratory syncytial virus | Biota gets $5M up front and R&D payments, and could get up to $107.5M in milestone payments, as well as royalties on sales; Biota retained marketing rights in Australia, China and Southeast Asia (12/14) |
Bio3 Research Srl* (Italy) and Creabilis Therapeutics SpA* (Italy) | Cephalon Inc. (CEPH) | Deal to evaluate the compound K252a for treating psoriasis and restenosis | All three companies have certain rights to the compound; Cephalon gets an exclusive option to develop and sell resulting products (12/1) |
BioTrove Inc.* | Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | BioTrove will perform high-throughput screening on Sirtris targets | BioTrove will use its RapidFire Lead Discovery service in the effort, which represents an expansion of an existing deal (11/9) |
Caprion Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | ICOS Corp. (ICOS) | Caprion will identify pharmaco-dynamic markers in plasma relating to preclinical oncology programs at ICOS | Caprion will use its CellCarta proteomics discovery platform in the deal, its second with ICOS; terms were not disclosed (1/18) |
Caprion Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL) | Deal under which ImClone may exclusively license antibody protein targets for use in drug development | ImClone can get rights to any target it selects; Caprion is entitled to an up-front payment, license fees, milestone payments and royalties on any resulting sales (1/10) |
ChemDiv Inc.* | ProQinase GmbH* (Germany) | They formed a partnership for the discovery and preclinical development of kinase inhibitors | They will share development costs and any revenues from the planned out-licensing of optimized leads (11/7) |
Collegium Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | Accentia Bio-pharmaceuticals Inc. (ABPI) | Accentia got U.S. rights to an intranasal steroid product for treating allergic rhinitis | Collegium plans to file a supplemental NDA in 2006 for the aqueous nasal spray formulation; terms of the deal were not disclosed (12/6) |
Cresset BioMolecular Discovery Ltd.* (UK) | Galapagos NV (Belgium; Euronext:GLPG) | Deal to develop compound libraries based on Cresset's molecular fields software | Galapagos division BioFocus has an option to license the technology for medicinal chemistry projects for itself and third parties (12/15) |
Crucell NV (the Netherlands; CRXL) | XOMA Ltd. (XOMA) | XOMA got a nonexclusive STAR research license for producing monoclonal antibodies and other proteins | Terms of the deal were not disclosed (1/5) |
Crucell NV (the Netherlands; CRXL) and DSM Biologics (the Netherlands) | ZyStor Therapeutics Inc.* | ZyStor got rights to evaluate the PER.C6 cell line for use in the manufacturing of a specific therapeutic protein | Terms of the deal were not disclosed (12/21) |
Crucell NV (the Netherlands; CRXL) | Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) | Genzyme got a nonexclusive research license for producing monoclonal antibodies | Details on the STAR license were not disclosed (12/19) |
Crucell NV (the Netherlands; CRXL) | Vakzine Projekt Management GmbH* (Germany) | VPM got rights to use the PER.C6 cell line to develop a vaccine and diagnostics for an undisclosed infectious disease | Crucell gets a research license fee and annual maintenance fees; further terms were not disclosed (12/8) |
De Novo Pharmaceuticals Ltd.* (UK) | Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) | De Novo will apply its molecular structure-generating technology to a target of interest to Genzyme | Terms of the deal were not disclosed (1/17) |
Dyax Corp. (DYAX) | Debiopharm SA* (Switzerland) | They restructured deal for developing Dyax's DX-890, an inhibitor of neutrophil elastase, for treating pulmonary disorders | Debiopharm gets exclusive rights to a native form of DX-890 in cystic fibrosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome; Dyax gets a milestone payment and retains rights to milestones and royalties from the DX-890 programs (12/20) |
Eidogen-Sertanty Inc.* | Cephalon Inc. (CEPH) | Cephalon gained access to discovery informatics software and databases | Cephalon will use the software to support small-molecule discovery projects in its neurology and oncology programs; terms were not disclosed (1/5) |
Eidogen-Sertanty Inc.* | Kalypsys Inc.* | Collaboration focused on the discovery of small-molecule compounds for anti-inflammatory indications | Eidogen will design a virtual library of compounds expected to be active against a Kalypsys target; terms of the deal were not disclosed (12/14) |
4AZA Bioscience NV* (Belgium) | Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) | Deal to develop compounds discovered by 4AZA for treatment of hepatitis C virus infection | 4AZA gets an up-front payment and equity investment from Gilead, which gets world-wide rights; 4AZA also will get research funding and could get milestone and royalty payments (11/30) |
Galapagos NV (Belgium; Euronext:GLPG) | Prolysis Ltd.* (UK) | They extended deal from earlier in 2005 focused on a Prolysis program in antibiotic resistance | Galapagos division BioFocus is doing lead-optimization work to identify dual enzyme inhibitors that overcome the problem of resistance; Prolysis will fund work through 2006 (12/30) |
Galapagos NV (Belgium; Euronext:GLPG) | Amgen Inc. (AMGN) | They extended deal under which Galapagos division BioFocus is providing biology and chemistry services for Amgen | The deal will run through 2006 and focus on Amgen's ion channel lead discovery programs; Galapagos gets $2.3M up front and up to a total of $30M in access and researches fees, milestone payments and bonuses (12/7) |
Galapagos NV (Belgium; Euronext:GLPG) | Senexis Ltd.* (UK) | Expanded deal to optimize Senexis compounds being developed for Alzheimer's disease | Galapagos division BioFocus will provide medicinal chemistry services to Senexis; terms of the deal were not disclosed (12/2) |
Galapagos NV (Belgium; Euronext:GLPG) | Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IDIX) | Galapagos division BioFocus will provide compound collections and medicinal chemistry services to Idenix | The focus is on hepatitis and HIV programs at Idenix; Galapagos can earn up to $2.5M over the two-year collaboration (11/24) |
Galileo Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | Edison Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | They entered technology transfer and screening agreements | Details were not disclosed; as part of the deal, Galileo gained an equity stake in Edison (11/29) |
Genedata AG* (Switzerland) | TransTech Pharma Inc.* | TransTech licensed the Genedata Screener high-throughput screening analysis software | TransTech will use the technology to enhance small-molecule drug development; terms of the multiyear deal were not disclosed (12/14) |
Genedata AG* (Switzerland) | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NBIX) | Neurocrine licensed the Genedata Expressionist gene expression analysis system | Neurocrine will use the technology for bio-marker discovery and in silico prediction, in discovery programs focused on neurological and endocrine-related diseases (12/7) |
Genedata AG* (Switzerland) | Signature Diagnostics AG* (Germany) | Signature licensed Genedata software to help identify gene expression profiles | Terms of the license to the Genedata Expressionist software solution were not disclosed (11/1) |
GeneGo Inc.* | Velcura Therapeutics Inc.* | Velcura licensed GeneGo's MetaCore database product under a multiyear deal | Velcura will use the technology for analysis of gene expression and proteomic and other data related to bone formation (11/9) |
GenOway* (France) | Invitrogen Corp. (IVGN) | Deal to create a services platform offering RNAi vector design through creation of RNAi transgenic rodent models | Each company will contribute technology to the effort; revenues from the co-marketing deal would be shared on an undisclosed basis (12/15) |
GenVec Inc. (GNVC) | Mytogen Inc.* | Mytogen acquired GenVec's myoblast cell therapy program; it will keep most employees who managed the program | GenVec is eligible to receive milestone and royalty payments in the deal; the technology is being developed to treat congestive heart failure (12/29) |
GPC Biotech AG (Germany; GPCB) | Pharmion Corp. (PHRM) | Pharmion got rights to the Phase III cancer product satraplatin in Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand | GPC gets $37.1M up front; they will share development costs; GPC could get $30.5M in milestone payments, and up to $75M more for up to five subsequent EMEA approvals; another $105M in sales milestones could be paid, as well as royalties starting at 26% (12/20) |
Human Genome Sciences Inc. (HGSI) | PDL BioPharma Inc. (PDLI) | PDL got certain exclusive rights to an undisclosed target antigen discovered by HGSI | HGSI is entitled to an up-front licensing fee, development milestone payments and royalties on resulting sales; HGS also got access to PDL's antibody humanization technology (1/10) |
Human Genome Sciences Inc. (HGSI) | Amgen Inc. (AMGN) | Amgen got exclusive rights to develop products based on a gene discovered by HGS; it also got nonexclusive diagnostic rights | The gene may have autoimmune, immune system and cancer applications; HGS gets an up-front payment and annual fees, as well as potential milestone and royalty payments (1/9) |
Human Genome Sciences Inc. (HGSI) | CoGenesys* | CoGenesys got rights to develop products based on certain HGS genes, and to albumin-fusion technology; it is being spun out of HGS | HGS also is providing a $10M startup loan; HGS gets an up-front payment and would get a portion of any revenues; it also retains a right of first refusal to develop certain products that may be developed (12/13) |
IDM Pharma Inc. (IDMI) | Pharmexa A/S (Denmark; CSE:PHARMX) | IDM is selling Pharmexa assets related to its infectious disease programs | IDM is getting $12M in cash and certain rights to use Padre and Epitope Identification System technologies that were included in the deal (11/25) |
Illumina Inc. (ILMN) | Genizon BioSciences Inc.* (Canada) | Genizon adopted Illumina's whole-genome genotyping technology for disease-association research | Terms of the deal were not disclosed (1/12) |
ImmunoGen Inc. (IMGN) | Genentech Inc. (NYSE:DNA) | Genentech got exclusive rights to use Tumor-Activated Prodrug technology with antibodies to an undisclosed target | The deal marks Genentech's fourth license to the technology; ImmunoGen gets a $1M license payment and could receive milestone and royalty payments (12/13) |
Ingenuity Systems Inc.* | Avalon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AVRX) | Avalon licensed Ingenuity's Pathways Analysis 3.0 software | Avalon will use the technology in drug and target discovery; terms were not disclosed (1/10) |
Intercell AG (Austria; VSE:ICLL) | Pelias Biomedical Development AG* (Austria) | Pelias gained rights to certain antigens that target pathogens in hospital infections | Intercell gets an up-front payment and would get royalties on sales; it also holds a major stake in Pelias, which it helped establish (12/9) |
InterMune Inc. (ITMN) | Targanta Therapeutics Inc.* | Targanta acquired oritavancin, an antibiotic that has completed two Phase III trials | InterMune is entitled to $9M in up-front and milestone payments and got a promissory note worth up to $25 million; the note will convert into Targanta stock as objectives are reached (12/27) |
Isogenica Ltd.* (UK) | Amgen Inc. (AMGN) | Isogenica will use its CIS display technology to select peptide candidates to certain Amgen targets | Isogenica will get research fees and could receive milestone and royalty payments on resulting products (11/7) |
Kreatech Biotechnology BV* (the Netherlands) | Immunicon Corp. (IMMC) | Imunicon got rights to use Kreatech's Universal Linkage System technology | Immunicon will use the technology in a program for detecting cancer cells; terms of the deal were not disclosed (1/5) |
Lexicon Genetics Inc. (LEXG) | Genentech Inc. (NYSE:DNA) | Lexicon will perform research on a number of targets from Genentech's Secreted Protein Discovery Initiative program | Lexicon is entitled to $25M in up-front, milestone and research funding during the three-year research phase; Lexicon also could receive development milestones, and would get royalties on any sales, or share in costs and profits (12/1) |
Lexicon Genetics Inc. (LEXG) | Taconic Farms Inc.* | Deal for the marketing and licensing of certain knockout mice made by Lexicon | Taconic will provide breeding services and licenses for more than 1,000 lines and distribute the knockout mice (11/11) |
Macrozyme BV* (the Netherlands) | Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) | Collaboration to explore Macrozyme's small-molecule library as inhibitors of glucosylceramide synthase | The initial focus is on diabetes and insulin resistance; Macrozyme will get research funding and could get milestone and royalty payments (11/24) |
Matrix Pharma Inc.* | Safetek International Inc. (OTC BB:SFIN) | Safetek got an option to develop oral, direct thrombin inhibitors from Matrix | The option runs until March 31, 2006; Matrix is entitled to milestone payments in the deal (1/11) |
Micromet AG* (Germany) | Haptogen Ltd.* (UK) | Haptogen got research access to single-chain antibody technology from Micromet | The deal was made under Micromet's exclusive marketing deal with Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc., which will get a share of the proceeds (1/18) |
Micromet AG* (Germany) | Alligator Bioscience AB* (Sweden) | Alligator got research access to single-chain antibody technology from Micromet | The deal was made under Micromet's exclusive marketing deal with Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc., which will get a share of the proceeds (1/18) |
Micromet AG* (Germany) | MedImmune Inc. (MEDI) | They initiated a second program, against an undisclosed target antigen | The companies are using Micromet's BiTE platform in the drug discovery effort; terms were not disclosed (11/21) |
Migenix Inc. (Canada; TSE:MGI) | Cutanea Life Sciences Inc.* | Cutanea got rights to develop and market MX-594AN for a number of dermatological indications | Migenix gets an up-front payment and up to $21M in development and sales milestones, as well as royalties on any sales; Phase II trials in acne have been completed (12/8) |
MorphoSys AG (Germany; FSE:MOR) | Serologicals Corp. (SERO) | Serologicals subsidiary Chemicon International Inc. will distribute HuCAL-based research antibodies | MorphoSys will develop antibodies against Chemicon targets; MorphoSys will get payments for antibody generation, other potential fees and royalties on all products under the three-year deal (1/10) |
Morphotek Inc.* | Invitrogen Corp. (IVGN) | Invitrogen acquired Morphotek's cell line evolution service business | Morphotek retained rights to use its antibody and basic evolution technologies for internal development; terms of the deal were not disclosed (1/5) |
NicOx SA Pharmaceuticals Eurolist: NICOX) | Topigen Inc.* (Canada) | Topigen got North American rights to NCX 1020, a Phase IIa drug for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory disorders | NicOx gets |2M up front and up to |52.9M (France; in milestone and commercial success fees, in addition to a share of future revenues; that total includes fees that could be received if Topigen exercises its option to get rights in the rest of the world (10/27) |
Novavax Inc. (NVAX) | IGI Inc. (AMEX:IG) | IGI extended for 10 years its exclusive license to use certain Novavax technologies | IGI's rights to the Novasome lipid vesicle encapsulation technology, micellar nanoparticles and the Ultrasponge technology cover a number of applications (12/13) |
OncoMab GmbH* (Germany) | Acceptys Inc.* | The companies combined their human antibody therapeutic pipelines and their R&D operations | Acceptys got rights to evaluate, acquire and develop all eight lead antibody cancer candidates from the OncoMab pipeline, which will be jointly developed (12/23) |
Perlegen Sciences Inc.* | Genentech Inc. (NYSE:DNA) | Collaboration to study the genetics of cancer | They will use Perlegen's high-throughput oligonucleotide array approach in the deal, terms of which were not disclosed (1/6) |
Phospho-Solutions LLC* | Vitro Diagnostics Inc. (OTC BB:VODG) | Deal to characterize intra-cellular signaling mechanisms that regulate stem cell growth and differentiation | Terms of the deal were not disclosed (1/11) |
PIramed Ltd.* (UK) | Genentech Inc. (NYSE:DNA) | Collaboration to develop PIramed compounds targeting PI 3-kinase, an extracellular enzyme implicated in cancers | PIramed gets an up-front payment and could receive up to $230M in milestone payments up through product approval, as well as research funding and royalties on any sales (11/30) |
Protein Sciences Corp.* | Diamyd Medical AB (Sweden; SSE: DIAMB) | Deal for the U.S. development of Diamyd's therapeutic diabetes vaccine named Diamyd | Protein Sciences will prepare an IND filing with the FDA for the vaccine and will manufacture clinical materials; separately, Diamyd made an equity investment in Protein Sciences (1/9) |
PR Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OSPI) | Deal to develop a sustained-release formulation of OSI's approved drug Macugen | OSI got rights to use PRP's ProPhase encapsulation technology for eye diseases; PR gets an up-front payment, program support and potential milestone and royalty payments (1/11) |
RheoGene Inc.* | Serologicals Corp. (SERO) | Serologicals got a semi-exclusive license to RheoGene's RheoSwitch System and related technologies | Serologicals subsidiary Chemicon International Inc. got rights to use the technology in its research product lines focused on specialty research markets; terms were not disclosed (11/28) |
Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SVNTE) | Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IDEV) | Indevus acquired Delatestryl, an injectable testosterone product approved for male hypogonadism | Savient gets an initial payment of $5M and a portion of sales for three years; Indevus also will purchase about $1.9M of inventory (12/13) |
Stem Cell Sciences plc (UK; AIM:STEM) | Lexicon Genetics Inc. (LEXG) | Lexicon gained increased rights to Internal Ribosome Entry Site technology for genetically modified mice | SCS gets an up-front payment and will share revenues from sublicenses; it also got certain rights to Lexicon's gene targeting technology for use in stem cell and progenitor cell lines (11/3) |
Telomolecular Corp.* | New Life Scientific Inc. (OTC BB:NWLF) | Collaboration to develop products that treat aging and age-related diseases | They plan to explore potentially synergistic technologies in the deal, terms of which were not disclosed (12/6) |
TheraCarb Inc.* (Canada) | BioVeris Corp. (BIOV) | BioVeris got an option to license exclusive rights to a vaccine candidate for Candida albicans | BioVeris paid $75,000, and will sponsor $170,000 of research at TheraCarb, which would be entitled to license fees, milestone payments and royalties if the option is exercised (1/18) |
Tranzyme Pharma Inc.* | Open Biosystems Inc.* | OBI licensed exclusive rights to human-based translentiviral gene expression technology | OBI also will assume Tranzyme's operations in Birmingham, Ala.; Tranzyme will get annual payments and royalties on any resulting sales (11/14) |
Tripep AB (Sweden; SSE:TPEP) | Inovio Biomedical Corp. (AMEX:INO) | Deal to develop a therapeutic vaccine for hepatitis C virus using Tripep's HCV antigen and Innovio's Medpulser DNA Delivery System | Each will fund a portion of upcoming trials and share any profits according to their contribution; Inovio initially gets 33% ownership in the product, with an option to increase it to 50% (1/17) |
Xencor Inc.* | MedImmune Inc. (MEDI) | MedImmune got rights to XmAb engineered antibody Fc domains for creating antibody candidates against tumor targets | Xencor gets an up-front payment and is eligible to receive additional commercial license fees, milestone payments and royalties on any sales (12/7) |
Xcyte Therapies Inc. (XCYT) | Invitrogen Corp. (IVGN) | Invitrogen is acquiring Xcyte's T-cell expansion technology, known as the Xcellerate Process | Xcyte gets $5M and a percentage of any sublicensing revenue; the deal includes data generated through various trials of the Xcellerated T Cells product (12/15) |
ZGene A/S* (Denmark) | Lentigen Corp.* | Lentigen got exclusive rights to certain ZGene multisubstrate kinase genes for certain indications | Lentigen intends to create lentiviral vectors with increased safety features; ZGene is entitled to up-front, milestone and royalty payments (1/9) |
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