Biota signs licensing agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim

Published: 8-Dec-2006

Australian drug manufacturer Biota will boost its research team following the signing of a A$102m licensing agreement for a proposed Hepatitis C treatment.


Australian drug manufacturer Biota will boost its research team following the signing of a A$102m licensing agreement for a proposed Hepatitis C treatment.

German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim bought into the early-stage drug deal in the anticipation of large rewards should it prove a breakthrough treatment for the virus.

Biota managing director Peter Cook said the agreement validated the company's ability consistently to deliver candidate drugs to major pharmaceutical companies.

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