ThromboGenics and BioInvent Announce Alliance with Roche

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 17 No 7
Volume 17
Issue 7

UVEN, Belgium-ThromboGenics NV and BioInvent International AB (Lund, Sweden) have entered into a license agreement with Roche for their jointly developed anticancer agent TB-403, a novel monoclonal antibody that blocks PIGF, one of the growth factors responsible for angiogenesis.

UVEN, Belgium-ThromboGenics NV and BioInvent International AB (Lund, Sweden) have entered into a license agreement with Roche for their jointly developed anticancer agent TB-403, a novel monoclonal antibody that blocks PIGF, one of the growth factors responsible for angiogenesis.

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