Super Meldung, der 105 Millionen Vertrag mit United Therapeutics tritt ab sofort in Kraft:
United Therapeutics and MannKind Announce Closing of License and Collaboration Agreement
GlobeNewswire•October 16, 2018
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR) and MannKind Corporation (MNKD) today announced the closing of their pending worldwide exclusive license and collaboration agreement for the development and commercialization of Treprostinil Technosphere\u00ae, a dry powder formulation of treprostinil being developed for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. As previously announced, the effectiveness of the agreement was conditioned upon expiration or termination of the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. The requisite waiting period expired on October 15, 2018, and the agreement became effective the same day.
About MannKind Corporation
MannKind Corporation (MNKD) focuses on the development and commercialization of inhaled therapeutic products for patients with diseases such as diabetes and pulmonary arterial hypertension. MannKind is currently commercializing Afrezza\u00ae (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, the Company's first FDA-approved product and the only inhaled rapid-acting mealtime insulin in the United States, where it is available by prescription from pharmacies nationwide. MannKind is headquartered in Westlake Village, California, and has a state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Danbury, Connecticut. The Company also employs field sales and medical representatives across the U.S. For further information, visit www.mannkindcorp.com.
About United Therapeutics
United Therapeutics Corporation focuses on the strength of a balanced, value-creating biotechnology model. We are confident in our future thanks to our fundamental attributes, namely our obsession with quality and innovation, the power of our brands, our entrepreneurial culture and our bioinformatics leadership. We also believe that our determination to be responsible citizens – having a positive impact on patients, the environment and society – will sustain our success in the long term.
Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Lung Biotechnology PBC, we are focused on addressing the acute national shortage of transplantable lungs and other organs with a variety of technologies that either delay the need for such organs or expand the supply. Lung Biotechnology is the first public benefit corporation subsidiary of a public biotechnology or pharmaceutical company. [uthr‑g]
Damit sind die Bankrottfantasien endlich vom Tisch, Afrezza wächst und die Pipeline auch!
