TITLE

Alliances Update

PUB. DATE
November 2005
SOURCE
PharmaWatch: Biotechnology;Nov2005, Vol. 4 Issue 11, p16
SOURCE TYPE
Market Research Report
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article presents information on collaboration news related to the pharmaceutical industry. Agensys Inc., the private cancer biotechnology company, has signed an agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, part of the Sanofi-Aventis Group. The agreement amendments by Cytokinetics Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC will allow Cytokinetics to take an expanded role in the research and development of a drug to treat lymphoma. Sirna Therapeutics Inc. has entered into a multi-year alliance with Allergan to develop Sirna-027. Medicago plans to collaborate with Acambis to evaluate the expression of recombinant vaccines.
ACCESSION #
19317384

Tags: STRATEGIC alliances (Business);  PHARMACEUTICAL industry;  AGENSYS Inc.;  CYTOKINETICS Inc.;  SIRNA Therapeutics Inc.;  PARTNERSHIP (Business)

 

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