Evotec Receives Pre-clinical Milestone Payment as Part of its Discovery Alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim

22-Aug-2011 - Germany

Evotec AG announced that its research alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim has achieved a milestone triggering a payment of EUR 4 million to Evotec. The milestone was achieved for the identification and selection of a compound to be advanced into pre-clinical development within an oncology programme and represents the fourteenth milestone achieved in this multi-year, multi-target collaboration.

Dr Mario Polywka, Chief Operating Officer of Evotec commented: "This important milestone achieved as part of our alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim is the fourth against an oncology target and importantly the first oncology programme to enter pre-clinical development for this collaboration.  We continue to enjoy a fruitful scientific relationship with our colleagues at Boehringer in our efforts to drive new drug candidates to the clinic".

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