Crucell licenses PERMEXIS to Lonza

5 October 2008

Switzerland-based custom peptide manufacturer Lonza and Dutch biotechnology company Crucell have entered into a co-exclusive manufacturing, sales and distribution agreement related to the PERMEXCIS cell culture medium developed by Crucell for its PER.C6 cells.

Under this agreement, Lonza will manufacture, market and sell the medium on a global basis. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

PERMEXCIS is a chemically defined cell culture medium that does not contain human- or animal-derived components. It was developed for the cultivation of PER.C6 cells and has been designed for use in the large-scale manufacture of biopharmaceutical products including vaccines.

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