Japanese Kyowa's Antibody Technology Could Mean Cheaper Development Costs For Amgen - Analysts

TOKYO - The size of the up-front payment that Amgen provided Kyowa Hakko Kogyo this week to gain development and commercialization rights to the Phase I humanized monoclonal antibody KW-0761 for most of the world - except Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan - indicates strong interest in the Japanese company's Potelligent technology, experts say