Dyax Corp. and Glenmark Enter Into Funded Research Agreement for Discovery of Therapeutic Antibodies

14-Mar-2007

Dyax Corp. and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals S.A., the wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd., announced that they have entered into a funded research agreement for the discovery of therapeutic antibodies. Under the terms of this agreement, Dyax will perform funded research to identify therapeutic antibodies for three targets provided by Glenmark. Furthermore, these research activities may be expanded to include additional targets. Dyax will receive technology license fees and full time employee payments from Glenmark for the funded research as well as clinical milestone payments and royalties on net sales that may result from Glenmark's development and commercialization of antibodies from Dyax's libraries. The agreement also provides Glenmark with sublicenses to relevant third-party antibody phage display patents that may be used with Dyax's technology.

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Antibodies are specialized molecules of our immune system that can specifically recognize and neutralize pathogens or foreign substances. Antibody research in biotech and pharma has recognized this natural defense potential and is working intensively to make it therapeutically useful. From monoclonal antibodies used against cancer or autoimmune diseases to antibody-drug conjugates that specifically transport drugs to disease cells - the possibilities are enormous

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Antibodies are specialized molecules of our immune system that can specifically recognize and neutralize pathogens or foreign substances. Antibody research in biotech and pharma has recognized this natural defense potential and is working intensively to make it therapeutically useful. From monoclonal antibodies used against cancer or autoimmune diseases to antibody-drug conjugates that specifically transport drugs to disease cells - the possibilities are enormous