OSE Immunotherapeutics Adds Boehringer Ingelheim To Its Pharma Partnering List

Collaborating with the German family-controlled drug maker on OSE's novel checkpoint inhibitor aligns with French firm's strategy of partnering its portfolio candidates.

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OSE and BI To Start OSE-172 Phase I Trials In Early 2019 • Source: Shutterstock

Impressive preclinical studies have prompted Boehringer Ingelheim GMBHto license OSE Immunotherapeutics SA' s novel checkpoint inhibitor antibody that's designed to treat advanced solid tumors, in a deal that could generate up €1.1bn for the French biotech.

The pact, announced April 4, gives the Germany-based group global rights to develop, register and commercialize OSE-172, which has obtained...

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