Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Emisphere, Nordisk pact to develop oral formulation of GLP-1 receptor agonists for diabetes

Emisphere Technologies, Inc. and Novo Nordisk A/S have entered into an exclusive development and license agreement to develop and commercialize oral formulations of Novo Nordisk's proprietary GLP-1 receptor agonists, which have the potential of treating type II diabetes, using Emisphere's eligen technology.

The agreement includes at least $87 million in product development and sales milestone payments to Emisphere, of which $10 million will be the minimum first year payment, as well as royalties on sales. The agreement also provides Novo Nordisk with the option to develop oral formulations of Novo Nordisk compounds other than GLP-1 receptor agonists using Emisphere's proprietary carrier technology. Further financial details of the agreement were not made public.

The details can be read here.

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