A. MENARINI INDUSTRIE FARMACEUTICHE RIUNITE SRL
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Via Sette Santi, 1 50131 - Firenze (Firenze) Telefono +39 055 56801 Fax +39 055 582771
Everyday we put our values into action. 4 values, which have given life to Menarini and shaped its history.
Menarini is investing in advanced science and technology to develop a pipeline of new products that make a difference to the lives of patients affected by serious conditions.
MENARINI is a fully integrated privately owned pharma company with a long and successful heritage in strategic partnering across the globe. We have a profound know-how stemming from our strong R&D capabilities in key therapeutic areas, coupled with our excellence in commercial execution and our powerful direct presence on a global basis.
Our dedicated Corporate Business Development team is committed to assess and explore innovative new opportunities.
Donations of backpacks and cases for school, distribution of meals and medicines, promotion of sport, support for pregnant women and much more: being responsible for Menarini means transforming good intentions into concrete efforts. By helping others, we want to contribute to improve the world around us, starting with us.
What does it really make Menarini unique? The diversity and authenticity of our key resource - the People. Our cultural diversity helps us to drive innovation, adapt to business changes, face challenges, inspire ideas and develop our growth.
Menarini employees make all the difference, every day.
Ogni giorno mettiamo in pratica i nostri valori. 4 valori, che hanno dato vita a Menarini e ne hanno forgiato la storia.
Menarini investe continuamente nella scienza e nelle tecnologie all'avanguardia per lo sviluppo di una pipeline di nuovi prodotti che facciano la differenza nella vita dei pazienti affetti da gravi patologie.
Menarini è un’azienda privata completamente integrata con una lunga storia di collaborazioni di successo in tutto il Mondo. In Menarini abbiamo una conoscenza ed esperienza consolidata frutto della nostra capacità di Ricerca & Sviluppo nelle aree terapeutiche chiave, accompagnate da un’eccellente presenza capillare in tutto il Mondo.
Il nostro Team dedicato di Business Development è impegnato a valutare ed esplorare nuove opportunità innovative.
Dalla distribuzione di pasti e medicinali, dai kit per andare a scuola alla promozione dello sport all'aiuto per le donne in gravidanza: essere responsabili, per noi di Menarini, significa tradurre le buone intenzioni in sforzi concreti. Aiutando gli altri diamo il nostro contributo a migliorare il mondo che ci circonda, a partire da noi.
Che cosa rende davvero Menarini unica? La diversità ed autenticità del nostro valore più importante - le Persone. La nostra diversità culturale ci aiuta a guidare l'innovazione, ad adattarci ai cambiamenti di mercato, ad affrontare le sfide, ad ispirare idee e a promuovere la nostra crescita.
Chi lavora in Menarini fa la differenza, ogni giorno.
2012 - 10 - 29
29th October 2012
Sign Major Strategic Collaboration for the Clinical Development and Manufacture of a Portfolio of Novel Antibody-Based Cancer Drugs
Oxford, UK and Florence, Italy, 29th October 2012. Menarini and Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) today announce a major innovative and strategic alliance to develop a portfolio of antibody-based drugs in the field of cancer. The agreement covers five of OBT’s antibody and antibody drug conjugate (ADC) programs, each of which addresses a different cancer indication via a different novel oncology target. The deal brings together OBT’s discovery expertise with Menarini’s clinical knowledge, and expanding capabilities in the manufacture and development of biologics, to build value for both companies as they work to bring this exciting portfolio of next generation antibody-based cancer drugs to market.
Under the collaboration, Menarini will lead the efforts in the manufacture and clinical development of each program, supported by OBT, while OBT will provide the proprietary cancer target, antibody and arming technologies.
Once clinical proof of concept has been achieved, OBT will complete the clinical development and commercialise these novel antibody-based products in North America and Japan, whilst Menarini will develop and commercialise the products in Europe, CIS, Asia and Latin America.
Christian Rohlff, CEO of OBT, commented, “I am delighted to collaborate with Menarini, a company that has made impressive achievements in biologics development and demonstrated an enduring commitment to the development of innovative cancer therapies. This creative alliance is transformational for us as it allows OBT to participate in the clinical development and future commercialisation of our programs while at the same time it bolsters Menarini’s pipeline with a portfolio of the next generation of cancer drugs. We believe this innovative business framework could become the business model of choice for rapidly growing biotechnology companies seeking new ways to develop their drug pipeline effectively.”
Alberto Giovanni Aleotti, member of the Board of A. Menarini, commented, “We are eager to start our collaboration with OBT, an oncology company with a proven track record of generating innovative antibody-based cancer drug candidates that are designed to address high unmet medical needs. I am very pleased that this novel strategic alliance, which foresees the development and manufacture of up to 5 cancer treatment programs and a total investment of 800 million Euro, will enable us to further demonstrate our deep and long standing commitment to the fight against cancer, which has always been crucial to Menarini’s overall corporate mission.”
OBT’s dedicated development operation in Basel, Switzerland, established in May 2012 under the direction of COO Dr. Esteban Pombo, will perform a central role in supporting the new collaboration as OBT and Menarini work together to progress OBT’s most advanced therapeutic antibody and antibody drug conjugate (ADC) oncology programs into clinical development.
About Oxford BioTherapeutics
Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) is a leading international biotechnology company focused on delivering innovative and cost-effective first-in-class medicines to fulfil major unmet patient needs in the field of cancer. OBT is developing cutting-edge antibody-based cancer medicines, with integrated diagnostics, against novel targets that it has discovered through its unique OGAP® proteomic database. OBT has access to the most advanced antibody technologies and expertise through its partnerships with many of the world leaders in antibody development, including Seattle Genetics, BMS (Medarex), Amgen, Alere (formerly Biosite) and BioWa, and through its development alliances with GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi. OBT’s diagnostic collaboration with Alere also provides the opportunity to develop tailored diagnostics for OBT’s therapeutic products. These partnerships have enabled OBT to convert its world leading capabilities in the discovery of novel oncology targets into a highly attractive pipeline of therapeutic antibodies.
For further information, please see www.oxfordbiotherapeutics.com
About Menarini Group
Menarini is an international pharmaceutical company which, with a 2011 consolidated worldwide turnover of more than 3 billion Euro, ranks 17th in Europe and 34th world-wide.
Menarini's territorial presence covers more than 100 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America, with 15.000 headcount. Menarini was founded 125 years ago and currently markets products for the most important therapeutic fields: respiratory, cardiovascular, gastroenterology, oncology, metabolism, antibiotics, diabetes, anti-inflammatories and analgesics. The Menarini Group has always pursued two strategic objectives: Research and Internationalisation, both of which have allowed it to achieve outstanding results in today’s global market and invest in the research of innovative drugs, making them available to patients all around the world.
OBT Contact Information:
Chief Executive Officer: Christian Rohlff, Ph.D. +(44)-(0)1235-861770 E-mail: cr@oxbt.co.uk
Media enquiries/Citigate: David Dible +(44)-(0)207 638 9571 E-mail: david.dible@citigatedr.co.uk
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