MPP Unveils Quartet Of Nilotinib Licensees

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Details of the four firms that have been selected to manufacture generic versions of Novartis’s nilotinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia have been revealed by the Medicines Patent Pool.

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The MPP has chosen four licensees for nilotinib • Source: Shutterstock

Four firms – India’s Eugia, Hetero and Dr Reddy's, along with Indonesian-based company BrightGene – have been selected by the Medicines Patent Pool to manufacture generic versions of Novartis’s nilotinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia as sub-licensees, as part of an MPP licensing deal with the originator.

The quartet of firms will be able to manufacture generic versions of nilotinib in India and seven middle-income countries where...

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