Covagen and Roche start collaboration

23-Jun-2009 - Switzerland

Covagen and Roche announced that they have entered a collaboration agreement under which Covagen will use its protein engineering technology to isolate Fynomers – a novel class of protein-based drugs - binding to undisclosed targets provided by Roche. Fynomers delivered by Covagen will be further tested and evaluated by Roche to discover potential new treatments for patients with unmet medical needs. The financial terms of the collaboration agreement were not disclosed.

Dr. Julian Bertschinger, CEO and co-founder of Covagen commented: “We are proud to enter a collaboration with Roche, one of the leading science-based healthcare companies in the field of biopharmaceuticals.”

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