Amgen licenses neurotrophic agents from Guilford:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Amgen has bought the worldwide rights to all human diagnostic and therapeutic applications of Guilford Pharmaceutical's FKBP-neuroimmunophilin ligands, a novel class of small molecule neurotrophic agents. Amgen will pay $35 million initially and $13.5 million over three years to support research at Guilford, plus milestone payments (of up to $392 million) and royalties. Amgen will develop, manufacture and market the products worldwide.