Company
(location)

Company
(location)

Value (M)

Type/product area

Terms/details

Date

APRIL

Ascendis Pharma A/S (Hellerup, Denmark)

Sanofi SA (Paris)

ND

Sanofi decided to terminate development of Transcon Insulin for reasons unrelated to the assessment of the Transcon technology

Sanofi intends to continue development of the Transcon peptide under its ongoing diabetes collaboration with Ascendis

4/20/15

Oncogenex Technologies Inc. (subsidiary of Oncogenex Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Bothell, Wash.)

Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Jerusalem)

$23.2

Terminated agreement allowing Oncogenex to regain rights to custirsen, which is in phase III for prostate and lung cancers

The agreement includes a $23.2M payment from Teva, and Oncogenex will take over all expenses, including those related to the ENSPIRIT trial

4/28/15

Pain Therapeutics Inc. (Austin, Texas)

Pfizer Inc. (New York)

ND

Under terms of a letter agreement with Pfizer, Pain Therapeutics is taking back responsibility for Remoxy

The two companies agreed to implement a detailed transition plan involving an orderly transfer of a large amount of data, materials, capital equipment and other assets related to Remoxy

4/22/15


Notes

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