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Metabolex receives European patent for metaglidasen in type 2 diabetes, obesity, others

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, December 4th, 2006

Metabolex, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on therapeutics for diabetes and related metabolic disorders, announced that it has received its first European patent for metaglidasen (MBX-102), the company's lead drug candidate.

The patent covers the use of metaglidasen and a number of chemically similar compounds for treating type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance and obesity.

The European patent further strengthens Metabolex's intellectual property position surrounding metaglidasen, which Metabolex is now evaluating in a pivotal phase 2/3 trial of patients with type 2 diabetes. The company has 14 issued patents covering...

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