AbbVie Receives $20M Milestone in its DUB Targets Collaboration with Mission to Treat Alzheimer and Parkinson Diseases

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  • AbbVie selects two DUB targets to advance it to the next stage of drug discovery based on the results from in vitro & in vivo studies for which Mission will receive a $20M as milestones
  • As per 2018 agreement, the companies collaborated to identify novel DUB targets and discover associated inhibitor compounds for neurodegenerative diseases. AbbVie had the option to obtain exclusive rights to develop & commercialize inhibitors of selected DUB targets for which Mission will receive milestones along with royalties for each commercialized product
  • DUBs help to maintain cell health & regulates the degradation of proteins including the amyloid-beta and alpha-synuclein molecules

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