Amgen and Genentech Sign License Agreements For Antibody Patents

30-Jan-2006

Amgen and Genentech Inc. announced that they have entered into license agreements granting licenses to each other under multiple patents relating to the manufacture and use of antibodies and related technology. These agreements include a grant by Genentech to Amgen of a license for multiple antibodies under the Cabilly patent family (U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415 et al.) relating in part to methods of producing immunoglobulins. Financial details of the license agreements were not disclosed.

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Antibodies are specialized molecules of our immune system that can specifically recognize and neutralize pathogens or foreign substances. Antibody research in biotech and pharma has recognized this natural defense potential and is working intensively to make it therapeutically useful. From monoclonal antibodies used against cancer or autoimmune diseases to antibody-drug conjugates that specifically transport drugs to disease cells - the possibilities are enormous

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Antibodies are specialized molecules of our immune system that can specifically recognize and neutralize pathogens or foreign substances. Antibody research in biotech and pharma has recognized this natural defense potential and is working intensively to make it therapeutically useful. From monoclonal antibodies used against cancer or autoimmune diseases to antibody-drug conjugates that specifically transport drugs to disease cells - the possibilities are enormous