Medivir and Cancer Research Technology collaborate to develop new class of cancer drugs
Stockholm, Sweden — Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR) and Cancer Research Technology (CRT), Cancer Research UK’s commercialization and development arm, today jointly announce a partnership to develop a new class of drugs that has shown promise for treating a range of different cancers, including pancreatic cancer. As part of the collaboration, CRT and Medivir will conduct a two-year research programme to optimize and develop small molecules targeting the cell surface protein ADAM8, which has been linked to tumour survival, cell invasion and metastasis. Under the terms of the