MK-6240 is an F 18-labeled family pet imaging representative that targets Tau tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease
BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 06, 2023 (WORLD NEWSWIRE) — Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (“Lantheus”) (NASDAQ: LNTH), a business dedicated to enhancing client results through diagnostics, radiotherapeutics and expert system options that allow clinicians to Find, Fight and Follow illness, today revealed it has actually gotten Knoxville-based Cerveau Technologies, Inc. (“Cerveau”). Cerveau’s property is MK-6240, a second-generation F 18-labeled positron emission tomography (“PET”) imaging representative that targets Tau tangles in Alzheimer’s illness.
Alzheimer’s illness is a degenerative neurological condition that triggers an inexorable decrease in cognition and function. In the U.S., there are a projected 6.5 million individuals dealing with Alzheimer’s illness. As the population ages, it is most likely that the frequency of this illness will continue to increase and, by 2050, the variety of individuals 65 and older with Alzheimer’s illness might grow to 12.7 million.i
MK-6240 is a medical phase family pet advancement prospect developed to find Tau protein in the form of neurofibrillary tangles in the brains of clients with recognized or believed Alzheimer’s illness. MK-6240 has the possible to help in diagnosing, staging, and notifying treatment choice and action to treatment for Alzheimer’s illness. Although in scientific advancement, MK-6240 is presently being utilized in more than 60 scholastic and market scientific trials worldwide for a number of late-stage Alzheimer’s illness healing prospects being established by more than 16 pharmaceutical business.
“This exciting acquisition aligns with our growth strategy, further diversifying our radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent pipeline to now include the most widely-used Tau PET imaging agent in Alzheimer’s disease and will provide us with an extensive roster of academic collaborations and pharmaceutical partnerships,” said Etienne Montagut, Lantheus Chief Business Officer.
Under the regards to the contract, Lantheus will pay an in advance payment and possible extra advancement and business turning point payments. Additionally, Lantheus will pay double-digit royalty payments for research study income and business sales. Structured as a stock purchase, the contract defines, to name a few things, that the seller will likewise supply shift and scientific advancement services for a proposed time following the closing of the deal.
“I am pleased to be part of the next phase in the evolution of one of the most utilized research technologies available to support the development of therapeutics in Alzheimer’s research. We are excited at the potential to utilize MK-6240 as a key clinical tool supporting patient care as more therapeutics become available to the healthcare community,” said Rick Hiatt, Cerveau Chief Executive Officer. “With Lantheus’ expertise in radiopharmaceutical diagnostics and ability to scale operations as volume continues to accelerate, there is no doubt that Lantheus is the ideal company to advance research collaborations and patient access towards bringing this leading-edge precision imaging tracer to patients.”
Chestnut Partners, Inc. functioned as special monetary consultant to Cerveau in this deal. Foley Hoag LLP functioned as legal consultant to Lantheus in connection with the deal.
About Lantheus
With more than 65 years of experience in providing life-altering science, Lantheus is dedicated to enhancing client results through diagnostics, radiotherapeutics and expert system options that allow clinicians to Find, Fight and Follow illness. Lantheus is headquartered in Massachusetts and has workplaces in New Jersey, Canada and Sweden. For more info, check out www.lantheus.com.
About Cerveau
Cerveau’s vision is to be the premier company of info and innovation to scientists and clinicians in order to enhance brain health. For more info, check out www.cerveautechnologies.com.
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i Alzheimer’s Association. Website: https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures#:~:text=More%20than%206%20million%20Americans%20of%20all%20ages%20have%20Alzheimer’s,older%20(10.7%25)%20has%20Alzheimer’s. Accessed 12.16.2022
