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Summit to Host Conference Call to Discuss Exclusive License and Collaboration Agreement With Sarepta Therapeutics for European Rights to Summit’s Utrophin Modulator Pipeline for the Treatment of Duc

October 4, 2016 7:01 AM EDT

OXFORD, United Kingdom, Oct. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: SMMT) (AIM: SUMM), the drug discovery and development company advancing therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Clostridium difficile infection, announces that in conjunction with todays announcement on an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Sarepta Therapeutics for European rights to... More

Sarepta Therapeutics and Summit Enter Into Exclusive License and Collaboration Agreement for European Rights to Summit’s Utrophin Modulator Pipeline for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

October 4, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

Sarepta and Summit collaborate to advance the development of novel therapies for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophySummit receives $40 million upfront, with potential future ezutromid-related milestone payments totalling up to $522 million plus royaltiesSarepta and Summit to share research and development costsSarepta also receives option for Latin American rights

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and OXFORD, United Kingdom, Oct. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRPT) and Summit Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: SMMT)... More