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Thunderbolt licenses Astellas B-cell program

by Ann M. Thayer
May 30, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 22

Thunderbolt Pharma has become the first company created by Vitesse Biologics, a drug development collaboration formed by Baxalta, Mayo Clinic, and Velocity Pharmaceutical Development. Thunderbolt has acquired a BAFF/APRIL dual antagonist program from Astellas Pharma. With the three Vitesse partners contributing financially, Thunderbolt will develop the dual antagonists for B-cell-mediated disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus. Baxalta, Mayo Clinic, Velocity, and Astellas are all shareholders in Thunderbolt.

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