EMD Millipore signs agreement to license AJ iPS cell patent portfolio
Under the agreement, EMD Millipore will provide its STEMCCA reprogramming kits for use of iPS cells in research applications. iPS cells, which are discovered by Shinya Yamanaka of
Vertex has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Crinetics Pharmaceuticals in a transaction valued at nearly $10bn, or $8.8bn net of estimated cash acquired.
Under the agreement, Oxford Pharmascience will develop and commercialize various re-formulated statins, using the generic cholesterol-lowering drugs, atorvastatin and simvastatin. In addition, Oxford has established the feasibility of