RE: Coincidences27 Oct 2020 03:08
Like everything, there are 2 ways to look at this (negatively or positively) I guess. Firstly this doesn’t sound like a deal that would in any way be relevant to NFX as payments are TO Kissei and not the other way round, and secondly, you can look on it as Kissei now being back open for business.
The last paragraph, is also interesting, although I’m not 100% sure what it means.
Under this agreement, Kissei grants Affamed the exclusive right for development and commercialization in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and six Southeast Asian countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Philippines). Kissei receives from Affamed an upfront payment, and will be eligible to receive development milestone payments according to stages of development and royalty payments according to the sales of product.
KDT-3594 is a novel orally administrable non-ergot dopamine agonist, which acts by stimulating dopamine receptors in the basal ganglia, thereby ameliorating the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease caused by insufficient action of dopamine. It is also confirmed as a new therapeutic agent for Parkinson's disease that KDT-3594 reduces the risk of the characteristic side effects of existing ergot and non-ergot dopamine agonists. KDT-3594 is currently under Phase 2 clinical trials in Japan.
Kissei focuses on drug discovery, research and development of new drugs, and aims at international expansion by licensing out strategy. One of the policies of PEGASUS, 5-year medium-term management plan launched in April 2020, is to strengthen earnings base overseas. In collaboration with partner companies, Kissei will contribute to the health of people around the world through developing novel drugs.
The financial effects on Kissei's consolidated business forecasts of the fiscal year ending in March 2021 by this agreement is currently under scrutiny, and will be announced at the time of the announcement of the financial results of the second quarter of the fiscal year ended in March 2021, scheduled on November 5, 2020.