Lanthio Pharma licenses drug to Tarix

21 February 2012

Lanthio Pharma, a privately-held Dutch peptide drug company, says that it has granted USA-based Tarix Pharmaceuticals exclusive license to its lanthionine-stabilized angiotensin-(1-7) agonistic peptide, in return for milestone payments and royalties. Tarix will finance further product development. Further commercial terms were not disclosed.

Lanthionine-stabilized angiotensin-(1-7) is being developed for the treatment of acute lung injury and related indications with high unmet medical need. It is an agonistic peptide that was discovered by Lanthio Pharma, using its proprietary LanthioPep technology. The compound is stable and resistant to angiotensin-converting enzyme. Additionally, it has high specificity for the MAS receptor and shows increased intrinsic activity compared to wild-type Angiotensin-(1-7).

Early revenue opportunity for Lanthio

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