Poxel and Enyo in second deal for FXR technology in infectious diseases

17 November 2015

French diabetes focused biotech firm Poxel (Euronext: POXEL) saw its shares gain 4.6% to 8.89 euros this morning, after it announced a second agreement with Enyo Pharma, by which Enyo accesses a key patent on the use of FXR technology to develop treatments for hepatitis B.

The FXR Agonist technology was discovered and patented by Poxel together with academic partners represented by Inserm Transfert and the Lyon-based company EDELRIS. Inserm Transfert has been appointed to represent all parties in the patent agreement with Enyo. Enyo and Poxel signed a license agreement in May on Poxel’s FXR Agonist program for infection-related indications (The Pharma Letter May 7). No financial terms of either agreement have been disclosed.

“This agreement recognizes Poxel’s scientific insight in FXR agonists and allows the company to gain value for discoveries applicable outside our focus on type 2 diabetes. We are pleased to see Enyo further advance the FXR Agonist program,” commented Thomas Kuhn, chief executive of Poxel.

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