Article: XOMA Terminates $73M BPI Deal With Zephyr Sciences.

Staff Writer

Only eight months after Zephyr Sciences Inc. in-licensed Neuprex and related bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) products, XOMA Ltd. decided to terminate the agreement, because Zephyr had not met its financial requirements.

The potential $73 million deal signed in November gave new hope for Neuprex, a product developed for several indications but one that has hit roadblocks along the way, including a pullout by partner Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Despite a second terminated deal, this time with Zephyr, XOMA remains focused on its BPI products, stressing their excellent safety profiles in pediatric and adult indications.

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