Showing posts with label Merck Serono. Show all posts
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Monday, 17 January 2011

Merck Serono to develop Domain Therapeutics’ mGluR4 allosteric modulators

Domain Therapeutics today announced that an exclusive development and licensing agreement with Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, was signed to develop metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGluR4) Positive Allosteric Modulator (PAM) drugs targeting Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Domain Therapeutics will contribute optimized compounds that have been developed from its proprietary chemical series. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will receive EUR 2 million in upfront payment and research funding, and is eligible for up to EUR 132 million in milestones for the first two products, as well as undisclosed royalties.