Oct 4, 2011
GENEVA, October 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —
– Merck Serono to collaborate with Ono for the development and commercialization of ONO-4641, an oral investigational sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator, in Phase II in multiple sclerosis
– The companies will also collaborate in Japan on the development and marketing of Stimuvax, Merck Serono´s investigational cancer immunotherapycurrently in Phase III clinical development
Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced the signature of two separate agreements with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan to strengthen its multiple sclerosis and cancer franchises.
The first agreement grants Merck worldwide exclusive license rights for the development and commercialization of ONO-4641 outside of Japan, Korea and Taiwan. ONO-4641 is a novel oral compound currently in Phase II of development that was originally discovered and developed by Ono for the potential treatment of multiple sclerosis.
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