Epiphany Biosciences has taken over the clinical development of an experimental therapy to treat shingles caused by the varicella zoster virus in a licensing pact struck with Sweden's Medivir. Medivir will retain marketing rights to Nordic countries while gaining an unspecified equity investment and up to $24.5 million in milestone payments.
"Licensing MIV-606 will strengthen Epiphany's portfolio of projects in the infectious disease area. The broad spectrum of herpes viruses inhibited by MIV-606 offers more than one large market opportunity" says Dr. Fred Volinsky, CEO and president of San Francisco-based Epiphany.
[1]- see the release [2] on the licensing deal
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[1] http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/4170506.html
[2] http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060907006040&newsLang=en