Tech Transfer Deals, March 2016

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Tech Transfer Deals column provides a monthly review of licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions in the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced January through February 2016.

Agilis licenses NTU's AADC deficiency gene therapy

Gene therapy start-up Agilis Biotherapeutics LLC is collaborating with National Taiwan University on a gene therapy for aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency, a rare genetic neurological disorder...

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