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Merus N.V. (MRUS) Announces Receipt of Undisclosed Milestone from Ono Pharma

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Merus Receives Milestone Payment from Ono Pharmaceutical for Selection of Bispecific Antibody Candidate for Clinical Development and Extends Partnership with CMC Service Agreement

October 19, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merus N.V. (NASDAQ: MRUS), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative bispecific antibody therapeutics, today announced that the Company received an undisclosed milestone payment from Ono Pharmaceutical Co., LTD. (Osaka, Japan, Ono), under the ongoing collaboration between the two companies. The milestone was triggered as a result of pre-clinical confirmatory studies using the selected lead bispecific antibody candidate that Ono intends to advance into clinical testing. Ono and Merus have also extended their collaboration by signing an additional agreement for CMC activities to be carried out by... More