Tokyo-based Arigen Out-licenses Ulcer Drug To Korean CJ CheilJedang
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Executive Summary
Tokyo-based biotech venture firm aRigen Pharmaceutical out-licensed the rights to ulcer drug ARH-1029 in Korea to Seoul-based Korean food and drug conglomerate CJ CheilJedang
Tokyo-based biotech venture firm aRigen Pharmaceutical out-licensed the rights to ulcer drug ARH-1029 in Korea to Seoul-based Korean food and drug conglomerate CJ CheilJedang. The financial terms were not disclosed. CJ aims to develop the drug and commercialize it in five years. ARH-1029 targets bactericidal activities of Helicobacter pylori, the cause of peptic ulcer and gastritis. The drug is ARigen's first blockbuster candidate and the company has licensed the rights in Japan to Taiho Pharmaceutical in 2009. (Click here for more - Japanese language) "Arigen Licenses Anti-ulcer Drug Rights TO Korean Pharmaceutical Firm" - Nikkei Sangyo News (5/13/2010) |