SciNeuro Pharma inks license deal with GSK

2 June 2022

China-based CNS drug developer SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals yesterday announced the execution of an exclusive, worldwide license and option agreement with UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK).

The agreement focuses on inhibitors of Lp-PLA2, an enzyme that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Clinical findings suggest that inhibition of Lp-PLA2 activity may improve cognitive function in subjects with Alzheimer's disease.

Under the accord, SciNeuro will receive a worldwide license to intellectual property covering certain GSK Lp-PLA2 inhibitors and will be responsible for their further development through clinical proof-of-concept (PoC). Following the completion of the PoC studies, GSK has the option to reclaim rights to the compounds in all territories excluding Greater China, which SciNeuro would retain, under pre-agreed terms for subsequent development and commercialization.

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