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Hepatitis C Virus
ONCOLYS BIOPHARMA AND TACERE THERAPEUTICS FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP RNAi HEPATITIS C DRUG
July 9th, 2007
Oncolys BioPharma, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) and Tacere Therapeutics, Inc. (San Jose, CA, USA) announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance to develop TT-033, Tacere's lead clinical program. Under this agreement, Oncolys has been granted an option to acquire the Asian rights for TT-033, a novel RNA interference (RNAi) based product for the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV), which Oncolys will market as OBP-701. Further, Oncolys has made an equity investment in Tacere of an undisclosed amount.
"We are extremely excited about forming a collaborative relationship with Tacere, one of the pioneers in RNAi, as OBP-701/TT-033 greatly expands and perfectly...
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-07-09)
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