Intercell Receives Milestone Payment From Merck & Co. Inc
Milestone Payment Triggered By Initiation Of Phase II Clinical Trial of Investigational Vaccine to Prevent S. aureus Infection
Gerd Zettlmeissel, CEO of Intercell, commented We are extremely pleased that Merck has started Phase II studies, using a S. aureus vaccine discovered using our proprietary Antigen Identification Platform (AIP®) technology. This serves as further validation of the ability of our AIP® to deliver novel bacterial vaccine candidates.
The S. aureus vaccine candidate is based on a conserved protein antigen discovered by Intercell and licensed to Merck & Co., Inc. in 2004 on an exclusive world wide basis. Merck is responsible for clinical development, manufacturing and marketing. Intercell is eligible to receive milestone payments and royalties on future net sales. In Phase I clinical trials the S. aureus candidate vaccine was shown to be immunogenic, safe and generally well tolerated.
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