Article: Maxygen Announces Joint Venture with Astellas to Develop Protein Pharmaceuticals.

-Maxygen to Contribute R&D Operations and Assets to Newly-Formed Joint Venture-

-Astellas to be Granted 3-Year Option to Acquire Joint Venture-

-Maxygen Plans Strategic Restructuring of Remaining Operations-

-Maxygen to Host Conference Call on July 1, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT)-

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Maxygen, Inc. (Nasdaq:MAXY) today announced that Astellas Pharma Inc. and Maxygen have executed an agreement to establish a joint venture focused on the discovery, research and development of multiple protein pharmaceutical programs, including Maxygen's MAXY-4 program and other early stage programs. As part of the arrangement, ...

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