CAMBRIDGE, England, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- CamBP Ltd today announced that it has entered into an agreement with BTG, the medical innovations company. Under the terms of the agreement BTG will assign IP to CamBP concerning technology related to the production of anti-adipocyte antibodies for the treatment of obesity. This programme follows on from a previous study on anti-adipocyte antibodies seed funded by BTG.
Dr Bob Gordon CEO of CamBP Ltd, said: “We are delighted to be working with BTG. This agreement is in line with our strategy of in-licensing IP in the metabolic disorders therapeutic area.”
CamBP Ltd
CamBP Ltd is a privately owned UK biotechnology company founded in August 2004. It is dedicated to accelerating drug development for central nervous system diseases and metabolic disorders. CamBP in-licenses compounds and technology at the discovery stage with the intention of out-licensing it’s pre-clinical or Phase I drug development candidates to key pharmaceutical or biotechnology customers.
BTG
BTG acquires rights to early stage pharmaceuticals and other medical technologies from a global network of corporations, universities and research institutions. It applies resources, including finance, intellectual property and project management skills to fund and manage outsourced preclinical and clinical development programs. It then commercialises the technologies by licensing to pharmaceutical or device companies, or by creating companies to exploit them. BTG’s pipeline comprises around 50 assets at varying stages of development, contributing to an increasing range of products marketed by its licensees. BTG operates from London, Philadelphia and Osaka. For further information, visit www.btgplc.com.
Contact Details BTG Andy Burrows 10 Fleet Place Limeburner Lane London EC4M 7SB United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)207-575-1741 andy.burrows@btgplc.com Web: www.btgplc.com CamBP Ltd St John’s Innovation Centre Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0WS United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)1223-208534 Fax: +44-(0)1223-207378 Email: info@cambp.com Web: www.cambp.com
CamBP Ltd
CONTACT: Contact Details: BTG, Andy Burrows, 10 Fleet Place, LimeburnerLane, London EC4M 7SB, United Kingdom, Tel: +44-(0)207-575-1741,andy.burrows@btgplc.com, Web: www.btgplc.com; CamBP Ltd, St John’sInnovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS, United Kingdom, Tel:+44-(0)1223-208534, Fax: +44-(0)1223-207378, Email: info@cambp.com, Web:www.cambp.com
