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GDBP gains license to monoclonal antibody for China
April 2012
SHARING OPTIONS:
GANSU, China—Privately held Apexigen and Gansu Duyiwei
Biological Pharmaceutical (GDBP) have announced a collaboration that will
provide GDBP with an exclusive license to develop and commercialize APX004 in
China. APX004 is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against VEGFR2 for
the treatment of certain cancers and angiogenic diseases. Under the agreement,
GDBP will be solely responsible for researching, developing and commercializing
APX004 in China, while Apexigen will collaborate with GDBP to advance the
development program and will retain all rights to the compound outside of
China. Apexigen will receive an upfront payment, regulatory milestone payments
and a royalty, though no specific financial details were disclosed. Zhiping
Duan, CEO of GDBP, said the deal will become a developmental milestone for the
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