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Halozyme and Roche ink agreement for Enhanze, a technology to improve drug delivery

Published in Biotech Business Week, January 1st, 2007

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., (HTI) and Roche announced they have entered into an agreement to apply Halozyme's proprietary Enhanze Technology to Roche's biological therapeutic compounds.

Enhanze Technology is Halozyme's proprietary drug-delivery technology based on its recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20). rHuPH20 is an analog of a human enzyme that temporarily clears space in the matrix of tissues such as skin. This clearing activity should allow rHuPH20 to improve drug delivery by enhancing the entry of therapeutic molecules through the subcutaneous space.

"Roche is a global leader in the development of biologics and we are excited to be...

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