Form 8-K GERON CORP For: Sep 15

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Geron Corp (GERN), Janssen Pharma Enter Exclusive Licensing Agreement

September 19, 2016 8:08 AM EDT

Geron Corp (Nasdaq: GERN) disclosed the following in a U.S. SEC filing on Monday:

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 15, 2016 (the Execution Date), Geron Corporation (Geron or the Company) and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen Pharmaceuticals), entered into a license agreement (the License Agreement) granting Janssen Pharmaceuticals exclusive worldwide rights (the Exclusive License) under Gerons proprietary patents and related know-how for the development and commercialization of products based on specialized oligonucleotide backbone chemistry, as well as novel amidates for ribonucleic acid interference, or RNAi, for the prevention, treatment... More