Merus Announces Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results And Highlights Recent Progress
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Sept. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merus N.V. (NASDAQ:MRUS), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative bispecific antibody therapeutics (Biclonics®), today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017 and provided a corporate and clinical update.
“Merus has had a productive year to date, marked by progress in our work with Incyte and our other collaborators, the presentation at ASCO of positive Phase 1/2 data for our lead candidate MCLA-128 in the first of several indications, and progress among a stable of very exciting Biclonics®-based bispecific antibody therapy candidates toward and through the clinic,” said Ton Logtenberg, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Merus. “We believe that the potential of Merus’ Biclonics® platform, which holds a number of key advantages over other bispecific antibody approaches, has only just begun to reveal itself.”
“Merus has had a productive year to date, marked by progress in our work with Incyte and our other collaborators, the presentation at ASCO of positive Phase 1/2 data for our lead candidate MCLA-128 in the first of several indications, and progress among a stable of very exciting Biclonics®-based bispecific antibody therapy candidates toward and through the clinic,” said Ton Logtenberg, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Merus. “We believe that the potential of Merus’ Biclonics® platform, which holds a number of key advantages over other bispecific antibody approaches, has only just begun to reveal itself.”