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Allergan targets nerves and the gut

by Rick Mullin
January 16, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 3

Allergan has purchased an option to acquire Lysosomal Therapeutics (LTI), a biotech firm focused on neurodegeneration. Allergan would strike the deal following completion of a Phase 1b trial of LTI’s lead compound, LTI-291, a small-molecule targeting lysosomal storage diseases, including Parkinson’s. Allergan separately signed an agreement granting it worldwide rights to Assembly Biosciences’ microbiome gastrointestinal program, including preclinical compounds targeting ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Allergan will pay Assembly $50 million upfront.

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