Bristol-Myers Squibb has selected a compound from its collaboration with Isis Pharmaceuticals as a development candidate. As a result, Isis will receive a $2 million milestone payment. The two companies have an ongoing collaboration to identify antisense drugs that target proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9). The development candidate is an antisense inhibitor of PCSK9 that helps regulate the amount of cholesterol in the bloodstream. The selection of this development candidate mar...