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Pfizer Licenses Obesity, Diabetes Compounds from Bayer

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Pfizer and Bayer Pharmaceuticals have entered into an agreement granting Pfizer exclusive worldwide rights to Bayer’s DGAT-1 inhibitors, an innovative class of compounds that modify lipid metabolism. The lead compound in the class, BAY 74-4113, is a potential treatment for obesity, type 2 diabetes and other related disorders. The compound is currently in Phase I development. According to Dr. Gunnar Riemann, head of Bayer HealthCare’s Pharmaceuticals Division, “This lic...

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