Tag: KalVista Pharmaceuticals (KALV)

Tracing Large Pharmaceutical Companies’ Choices

Tracing Large Pharmaceutical Companies’ Choices

The Week in Review #8 Potential biotech winners inspired through COLLABORATION - When successful top-­tier drug developing firms such as Amgen (AMGN) or Merck (MRK) sign strategic collaborating agreements with small development-­stage biotech firms,...   &nbsp . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.
KalVista Pharmaceuticals Signs a Lucrative Strategic Agreement with Merck

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Signs a Lucrative Strategic Agreement with Merck

–The Agreement Covers the Development of Investigational Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitors for Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) – Upfront Fee ($37 Million).  Potential Milestone Payments. Royalties On Sales. The deal could be worth $750 million – Merck Acquires 9.9% Stake in KalVista in Private Placement.    -Phase 2 Clinical Trial for the Investigational Intravitreal DME Candidate KVD001 Still Planned to Initiate in 2017. Surprise? Indeed, it is. KalVista Pharmaceuticals …