Article: Amylin obtains license from NIH for novel use of Exendin-4.(Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc., National Institutes of Health)(Brief Article)

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (San Diego, CA; 858-552-2200) announced that it has signed a license agreement with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Under the agreement, Amylin obtains exclusive worldwide rights to patent applications directed to a novel use of exendin-4 to convert non-insulin producing cells into insulin producing cells. Amylin agreed to pay license fees to the NIH and will perform research relating to this novel use.

"The promise of turning non-insulin producing cells into insulin producing cells, also known as beta cell neogenesis, is very exciting," said Alain Baron, MD, Vice President of Clinical Research at Amylin Pharmaceuticals. Dr. ...

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