Franco-Swiss collaboration seeks to move mountains in dermato-oncology

11 January 2017
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Pierre Fabre, France’s second largest private pharma group, has signed a collaboration agreement with Switzerland’s Piqur Therapeutics.

The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, is for the development of PQR309. This is the lead dermato-oncology compound of Piqur, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company which focuses on the discovery and development of innovative anti-cancer drugs based on the inhibition of lipid kinase (PI3K) and mTOR.

"We are looking forward to working with Piqur as part of our commitment to external innovation"

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