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2002 AUG 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dutch antibody and vaccine company Crucell N.V. (CRXL) and Genexine Co., Ltd., a Korean drug development company, announced that they have entered into a licensing agreement wherein Crucell's PER.C6 cell line will be used by Genexine for the research, development, and manufacture of a recombinant therapeutic vaccine against hepatitis B.
Under the terms of the agreement, Genexine obtains a worldwide nonexclusive license for the use of Crucell's PER.C6 cell line to research and develop a therapeutic vaccine against hepatitis B. Furthermore, the agreement includes the option for a commercial license. Crucell will receive upfront and annual payments; further financial details were not disclosed.
"400 million individuals world-wide are hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers running the risk of developing cirrhosis and eventually liver cancer. It has recently been shown in an animal model that a vector-based vaccine may be able to reduce the HBV viremia. This makes ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Licensing agreement will focus on vaccine development.(Brief Article)