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Pharmaceuticals
Aptamers link Archemix, Elan
July 24, 2006
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 84, Issue 30
Archemix and Elan have joined forces to discover and develop aptamers, single-stranded nucleic acids whose binding behavior is similar to that of antibodies, for the treatment of autoimmune disease. Archemix snares a $7 million up-front payment from Elan and could receive more than $350 million in milestones and royalties. The companies will target IL-23, a cytokine that is a mediator in chronic autoimmune inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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