Sumitomo And Genentech Link-Up For hGH Products
Sumitomo, the leading distributor of human growth hormone products inJapan, has linked up with its US equivalent, Genentech, for the development and distribution of two hGH products in Japan for certain pediatric and adult growth disorders.
Under the terms of the agreement, Sumitomo has obtained exclusive rights to develop, import and distribute Genentech's Nutropin AQ (somatropin), the only liquid hGH product available in the USA, for the Japanese market. Other products require reconstitution of a freeze-dried powder. Furthermore, the company has licensed Genentech's sustained-release formulation of hGH, ProLease, which has been developed by Alkermes. ProLease is in Phase III trials.
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