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Philogen Considers Partnering As Two Lead Assets Near Market

Bolstering Targeted Oncology Expertise

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

The Swiss-Italian biotech firm’s two lead assets for cancer are expecting pivotal readouts next year, prompting it to consider partnering strategies and further substantiating its targeted R&D approach.    

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Philogen S.p.A.’s two lead assets, Nidlegy and Fibromun, are approaching Phase III readouts next year and the firm is mulling its commercialization strategy as its payload-ligand approach to drug development gains traction.

The Swiss-Italian biotech firm was founded in 1996 and has since teamed up with the likes of Janssen Biotech...

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