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Alzheimer Disease
DiaGenic to Provide MCI Biomarkers for Merz Pharmaceuticals
July 10th, 2009
DiaGenic ASA (OSL: DIAG) announced that it has signed an option agreement with Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH, an innovative developer of drugs for treatment of illnesses in neurology and psychiatry, to gain access to biomarkers for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), increasingly considered a transitional stage to Alzheimer's disease. The biomarkers are intended to be used to identify patients with MCI prone to converting to Alzheimer's disease for inclusion into Merz' clinical trial programs. Merz will also receive an option for non-exclusive rights to further biomarkers under the terms of the agreement. Financial details were not disclosed. "This agreement with Merz is a...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-07-10)
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