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News|Articles|September 1, 2017
Oncurious to Buy VIB’s Immun-Oncology Portfolio
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With this acquisition, Oncurious, a Belgium-based biotechnology company, will gain a pipeline of immune-oncology drug candidates.
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On Sep. 1, 2017, Oncurious, a Belgium-based biotechnology company focused on oncology, announced an agreement with VIB, a life sciences research institute also based in Belgium, to acquire exclusive licenses to a portfolio of five next-generation immuno-oncology assets. These assets originated from work done in the VIB-KULeuven and VIB-VUB laboratories.
The acquisition broadens Oncurious’ clinical development activities in orphan pediatric oncology indications. VIB Discovery Sciences will lead the pre-clinical development of these new projects. Under the agreement, VIB will increase its stake in Oncurious, with ThromboGenics, a Belgium-based biotechnology company, remaining the majority shareholder. VIB will also receive a royalty on future sales of any of these assets. ThromboGenics invests an additional EUR 2.1 million (US$2.5 million) in Oncurious.
Oncurious is currently conducting a Phase I/IIa clinical trial to evaluate a drug candidate, TB-403, in treating medulloblastoma, in collaboration with BioInvent, a Swedish research-based pharmaceutical company. TB-403 is a humanized monoclonal antibody against placental growth factor (PLGF). PLGF is expressed in several types of cancer, including medulloblastoma.
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