Teijin turns to Pulmagen to plug respiratory pipeline gap

The pharmaceutical division of Teijin has acquired rights in Japan to Pulmagen Therapeutics' lead CRTh2 antagonist ADC3680, which it will develop initially for bronchial asthma.

The pharmaceutical division of Teijin has acquired rights in Japan to Pulmagen Therapeutics' lead CRTh2 antagonist ADC3680, which it will develop initially for bronchial asthma.

The deal is the first with a Japanese firm for the privately held UK venture, which focuses on the respiratory area and also has development programmes with AstraZeneca, Domantis (GSK)...

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