Oxford BioTherapeutics Announces Third Oncology Drug Candidate from Boehringer Ingelheim Collaboration Selected to Advance into IND-Enabling Studies
Dr. Christian Rohlff, Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are pleased to see our partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim reach an important preclinical milestone. It reflects the strength of our collaboration and the scientific excellence of our OGAP discovery platform. This achievement reinforces our strategy of partnering with world-class organizations to translate breakthrough science into potential new cancer therapies. We look forward to the next phase of this highly successful partnership and to continuing to work together to develop innovative first-in-class treatments for patients with difficult to treat cancers.”
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