Louisville-based
GlobeImmune Inc. received a milestone payment from Gilead Sciences Inc.
as a result of the biotechnology firms' 2011 collaboration agreement for
the development and commercialization of Tarmogen products, officials
announced Tuesday.
Triggering the payment was the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial
for the investigation of the GS-4774 Tarmogen in patients with chronic
hepatitis B virus. GlobeImmune and Gilead's 2011 partnership centers on
the development and commercialization of Tarmogens for use in
conjunction with Viread — a Gilead drug — and other oral therapies for
the treatment of chronic HBV.
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