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> Roche ($RHHBY) has in-licensed a new therapy for advanced prostate cancer developed by scientists from the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, agreeing to pay an undisclosed upfront and up to $141.7 million. "We're at a stage now that we need the right pharmaceutical partner to help to move this technology from a discovery into a finished product," said Paul Rennie, a professor in the department of Urologic Sciences at UBC and director of laboratory research at the Vancouver Prostate Centre. Release

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