Orexo?s Drug Discovery Collaboration Terminated and OX-CLI/OX-ESI Projects End
Uppsala – January 31, 2012 - Orexo AB and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica NV ("Janssen"), have decided to end their research collaboration and license agreement regarding the OX-CLI and OX-ESI programs and a third, undisclosed Janssen program. Each party has regained all commercial rights for its respective drug discovery programs.
Hence, the OX-CLI and OX-ESI programs, focusing on discovering and developing innovative new treatments for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other inflammatory diseases, will be closed.
For further information, please refer to the interim report January-December 2011, on the company’s website.
For further information, please contact:
Anders Lundström, President and CEO
Phone: +46 70-667 22 66
E-mail: anders.lundstrom@orexo.com
Peter Edman, CSO
Phone: +46 70-586 20 30
E-mail: peter.edman@orexo.com
About Orexo
Orexo is a pharmaceutical company focusing on developing treatments
for pain and inflammation. The company has four commercialized
products, several projects developed in partnership as well as
three proprietary development programs. Orexo’s registered
products are Abstral® for the treatment of breakthrough cancer
pain, sold by Kyowa Hakko Kirin/ProStrakan Group plc. in Europe and
in the USA, the sleeping pill Edluar™, sold by Meda in the
USA, as well as two products for the diagnosis of Helicobacter
pylori which are being marketed by the subsidiary Kibion. More
information can be found at www.orexo.com
Note:
This is information that Orexo AB (publ) discloses pursuant to the
Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or Securities Market Act. The
information was provided for public release on January 31, 2012 at
08:30 CET. This press release has been prepared in both Swedish and
English. In the event of any discrepancy in the content of the two
versions, the Swedish version shall take precedence.
Posted: January 2012
