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26 Oct 2011

Gilead & GlobeImmune Ink Pact for HBV Therapies

According to the partnership, Gilead will pay GlobeImmune an upfront payment and provide support for GlobeImmune's continued development of its HBV therapeutic vaccine program through Phase 1a clinical trials.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. and GlobeImmune, Inc. announced Monday that they have signed an exclusive worldwide license and collaboration agreement for the development and commercialization of therapeutic vaccine products for use in conjunction with Viread? (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) and other oral therapies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

 

According to the partnership, Gilead will pay GlobeImmune an upfront payment and provide support for GlobeImmune's continued development of its HBV therapeutic vaccine program through Phase 1a clinical trials. Gilead can assume full responsibility for clinical development following Phase 1a. GlobeImmune also could receive additional payments based upon achievement of certain development milestones, as well as royalties on future potential net sales.

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