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Home » Menarini, Oxford BioTherapeutics to collaborate on portfolio of antibody-based cancer drugs

Menarini, Oxford BioTherapeutics to collaborate on portfolio of antibody-based cancer drugs

October 30, 2012
CenterWatch Staff

Menarini Group, an international pharmaceutical company based in Italy, and Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT), an international biotechnology company based in the U.K., have formed a major innovative and strategic alliance to develop a portfolio of antibody-based drugs in the field of cancer.

The agreement covers five of OBT's antibody and antibody drug conjugate (ADC) programs, each of which addresses a different cancer indication via a different novel oncology target. The deal brings together OBT's discovery expertise with Menarini's clinical knowledge, and expanding capabilities in the manufacture and development of biologics, to build value for both companies as they work to bring this exciting portfolio of next generation antibody-based cancer drugs to market.

Menarini will lead the efforts in the manufacture and clinical development of each program, supported by OBT, while OBT will provide the proprietary cancer target, antibody and arming technologies. Once clinical proof of concept has been achieved, OBT will complete the clinical development and commercialize these novel antibody-based products in North America and Japan, while Menarini will develop and commercialize the products in Europe, CIS, Asia and Latin America.

“This creative alliance is transformational for us as it allows OBT to participate in the clinical development and future commercialization of our programs while at the same time it bolsters Menarini's pipeline with a portfolio of the next generation of cancer drugs,” said Christian Rohlff, CEO of OBT. “We believe this innovative business framework could become the business model of choice for rapidly growing biotechnology companies seeking new ways to develop their drug pipeline effectively."

OBT's dedicated development operation in Basel, Switzerland, established in May 2012 under the direction of COO Dr. Esteban Pombo, will perform a central role in supporting the new collaboration as OBT and Menarini work together to progress OBT's most advanced therapeutic antibody and antibody drug conjugate (ADC) oncology programs into clinical development.

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