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Human Genome Sciences Gets GSK Milestone

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Human Genome Sciences Inc. has received a $5 million payment from its collaborator, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), related to GSK’s filing of an IND application to begin Phase I trials of GSK716155 (formerly known as Albugon) for potential use in the treatment of diabetes. The payment was made pursuant to an agreement with GSK reached in October 2004, under which GSK acquired exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize GSK716155 for all human therapeutic and prophylactic applica...

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