MELVILLE, N.Y. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) and AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a small molecule drug discovery and translational research collaboration. The alliance is anchored around developing molecular targeted therapies that target the underlying mechanisms of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in cancer, a process of emerging significance in tumor development and disease progression and the focal point of OSI’s proprietary oncology research efforts. The companies will collaborate to develop proprietary target-driven tumor models for use in drug screening and biomarker validation, and intend to deploy these systems in support of OSI drug discovery and clinical programs.
