Less than three months after linking up with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., the UK's Evox Therapeutics Ltd. has bagged another big pharma partner and signed a multi-target RNA interference (RNAi) and antisense pact looking at potential treatments for neurological disorders with Eli Lilly & Co..
UK's Evox Gets Lilly Onboard For CNS Exosome Collaboration
Banks $20m Up Front
The US major will work with Evox Therapeutics on potential treatments of neurological disorders using the Oxford-based firm's DeliverEX platform.

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