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Product category: Antibodies
News Release from: Oxford BioMedica
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial Team on 20 December 2006

Expanded licencing agreement for
Lentivector

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Oxford BioMedica has expanded an existing licence agreement for its LentiVector technology with a major multinational pharmaceutical company

The amendment broadens the agreement from an annual license for use of Oxford BioMedica's gene delivery technology for research activities in the USA to a world-wide perpetual license Under the terms of the amended agreement, Oxford BioMedica will receive a one-time undisclosed payment from the licensee

Oxford BioMedica's lentivirus-based gene delivery technology, known as LentiVector, is said to be one of the most powerful technologies for the delivery of genes to a wide range of cell and tissue types.

The LentiVector technology has applications both in therapeutic products and as a drug discovery tool for target validation and the creation of targeted disease models.

Oxford BioMedica has a comprehensive portfolio of US and European patents that cover the technology.

The company has an active licensing programme providing access to its LentiVector technology on a non-exclusive basis primarily.

Licensees include Biogen Idec, Merck, and Pfizer.

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