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Roche in $600m deal for Parkinson's antibody program

 
• By Sukaina Virji

Roche is paying Elan spin-out Prothena $45m in the near term as part of a new collaboration to develop and commercialize antibodies that target alpha-synuclein. The agreement includes PRX002, Prothena's monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, which is currently in preclinical development and is expected to enter Phase I trials in 2014.

Roche is paying Elan spin-out Prothena $45m in the near term as part of a new collaboration to develop and commercialize antibodies that target alpha-synuclein. The agreement includes PRX002, Prothena's monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, which is currently in preclinical development and is expected to enter Phase I trials in 2014.

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