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Intrexon (XON), Synthetic Biologics (SYN) Enter Phenylketonuria Biotherapeutics Collaboration

August 10, 2015 6:32 AM EDT

Intrexon (NYSE: XON) and Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (NYSE: SYN) announced an Exclusive Channel Collaboration (ECC) to pursue the development and commercialization of novel biotherapeutics for the treatment of patients with phenylketonuria (PKU), a serious and debilitating metabolic disorder. Through the ECC, the companies plan to utilize Intrexon's ActoBiotics platform providing a proprietary method of delivering therapeutic protein and peptides to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract through food-grade microbes.

"We are excited to build on our existing relationship with Intrexon... More