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Opexa Therapeutics (OPXA) Triggers Milestone Payment Under Recently Announced Stem Cell Agreement

September 23, 2009 8:32 AM EDT
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Opexa Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OPXA) announced that it has achieved its first technology transfer milestone in connection with the company's recently announced exclusive stem cell agreement with Novartis, one of the world's largest healthcare companies. The milestone was completed on schedule and triggers a payment of $500,000 to Opexa.

Opexa recently announced that it entered into an exclusive agreement with Novartis for the further development of Opexa's novel stem cell technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Opexa received an upfront cash payment of $3 million and was entitled to an additional $1 million as a technology transfer fee to be paid over the course of a six month period.

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