Exelixis and Daiichi Sankyo Partner to Prevent and Treat Diabetic Nephropathy Exelixis (EXEL) and Daiichi Sankyo (

Exelixis and Daiichi Sankyo launched their novel anitihypertension product Minnebro® in Japan Exelixis (EXEL) and Daiichi Sankyo (

Exelixis’ (EXEL) financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2018 are as inspiring as they are outstanding compared to many other small biotech firms that succeeded in putting products on the market. Revenues  Exelixis total revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 were $228.6 million, compared to $120.1 million for the comparable period in 2017. Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $853.8 million, compared to $452.5 million for the comparable period in 2017. The …

Exelixis collaborator, Daiichi Sankyo, Receives Regulatory Approval for MINNEBRO™ (Esaxerenone) Tablets for Hypertension in Japan Exelixis (EXEL) and Daiichi Sankyo announced that the the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Minnebro™ (esaxerenone) tablets of ,1.25 mg, 2.5 mg, and 5 mg, for hypertension. Minnebro was identified during a prior research collaboration between Exelixis and Daiichi Sankyo, which was entered into in March 2006. The product has been subsequently developed …

Exelixis (EXEL) announced that Daiichi Sankyo (“Daiichi Sankyo”) reported positive top-line results from a phase 3 pivotal trial of esaxerenone for essential hypertension in Japan. The product is the fruit of the collaboration agreement signed by both firms back in 2006. The Story More than ten years ago, in March 2006, Daiichi Sankyo and Exelixis signed a research collaboration agreement to discover, develop and commercialize …