Bayer Japan Unit Sells iPS Cell Technology Patents To Izumi Of U.S.
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Japan's Bayer Yakuhin says its parent company plans to sell patents it holds on its induced pluripotent stem cells to a U.S. bioventure, iZumi Bio. The technology patents are based on the cell line technology invented by a Japanese researcher, now a researcher at iZumi. The sale by Bayer Yakuhin, a subsidiary of German drug maker Bayer AG, includes both domestic and international patents for the technology. The price was not disclosed. (Click here for more - a subscription may be required