Pieris Pharmaceuticals Achieves Payment Milestone in Sanofi Collaboration
Tetraspecific Anticalin Infectious Disease Program Continues
BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwired) -- 11/30/15 -- Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PIRS), a biotechnology company advancing novel bio therapeutics through its proprietary Anticalin® technology platform, announced today the achievement of the third payment-based milestone in its R&D collaboration with Sanofi, triggering a payment of an undisclosed amount to Pieris. The milestone stems from Sanofi's decision to continue advancing the tetraspecific Anticalin-based program for infectious disease. The drug candidate selectively binds four classes of siderophores produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, altogether comprising ten distinct targets. With the demonstrated ability to bind to each target in an iron-bound and -unbound state, the multispecific protein engages twenty targets.
"We're pleased with the continued progression of this highly differentiated therapeutic protein, which is being pursued to treat infectious diseases that are not adequately addressed with current therapies," commented Pieris President and CEO, Stephen Yoder. "As our partnered programs continue to advance, resulting milestone income should play a growing role in the source of capital to advance our proprietary pipeline."
About Pieris Pharmaceuticals
Pieris is a clinical stage biotechnology company that discovers and develops Anticalin-based drugs to target validated disease pathways in a unique and transformative way. Our pipeline includes immuno-oncology multi-specifics tailored for the tumor micro-environment, an inhaled Anticalin to treat uncontrolled asthma and a half-life-optimized Anticalin to treat anemia. Proprietary to Pieris, Anticalins are a novel class of protein therapeutics validated in the clinic and by partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies. Anticalin®, Anticalins® are registered trademarks of Pieris. For more information visit www.pieris.com.
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Company Contact:
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Released November 30, 2015