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Bullish Lilly Adds New Alzheimer's Candidate To Clinical Portfolio

 
• By Sukaina Virji

Undaunted by its recent disappointment with solanezumab, Eli Lilly is adding another clinical-stage Alzheimer's disease candidate to its portfolio through an agreement with AstraZeneca.

AstraZeneca PLC and Eli Lilly & Co. have agreed to co-develop MEDI1814, an antibody selective for amyloid-beta 42 (Aβ42), which is currently in Phase I trials as a potential disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The product was discovered in AstraZeneca's Medimmune laboratories.

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