Debiopharm and Aurigene team up for cancer target
Aim to identify and develop compounds for two innovative immuno-oncology targets
Debiopharm, a biopharmaceutical development company specialising in oncology and serious medical conditions, has signed a research agreement with Aurigene Discovery Technologies, a Bangalore-based discovery services company, to identify and develop compounds for two innovative immuno-oncology targets.
Aurigene will contribute its expertise in discovery and in vivo optimisation of lead compounds. Drug development expertise will be provided by Debiopharm. Debiopharm will pay Aurigene research milestones according to a pre-defined research plan, and reimbursement of research costs upon achievement of a specific milestone.
'We are excited to work on these novel targets with Debiopharm which can potentially lead to first-in-class drugs in treating cancer and modulating the immune response,' said Murali Ramachandra, vp, Preclinical Biology at Aurigene.