JCR Pharmaceuticals enters another deal with Alexion

21 December 2023

Japanese drugmaker JCR Pharmaceuticals (TYO: 4552) saw its shares dip 1.75% to 1,121 yen today, despite news of a second deal with Alexion.

JCR has signed a research collaboration, option and license agreement with the AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) rare diseases subsidiary for the development of novel oligonucleotide therapeutics to support targeted delivery to certain tissues or organs using J-Brain Cargo, JCR’s proprietary blood-brain barrier (BBB)-penetrating technology.

Under the terms of the accord, JCR and Alexion will research and develop oligonucleotide therapeutics using J-Brain Cargo Technology. As part of the collaboration, Alexion can nominate up to three targets in rare disease indications for pre-clinical development using the platform. Following pre-clinical development, Alexion will have the option to develop and commercialize the potential new drug candidates.

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