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Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Sign Licensing Agreement for Urocidin(TM)

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 2nd, 2009

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) and Endo Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ENDP) jointly announced that Endo has licensed from Bioniche the exclusive rights to develop and market Urocidin(TM) in the U.S. with an option for global rights. Urocidin is a patented formulation of Mycobacterial Cell Wall-DNA Complex (MCC) developed by Bioniche for the treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer that is currently undergoing Phase III clinical testing.

Under the agreement signed by both companies, Endo will pay Bioniche an up-front cash payment of $20M USD and the potential for up to $110M USD in additional payments linked to the achievement of future clinical, regulatory,...

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