** Shares in Advicenne ALDVI.PA rise about 4%, paring
earlier gains of nearly 8%, after the French biopharmaceutical
company signed a distribution agreement for Sibnayal for the
Middle East
** The deal with Taiba Healthcare will cover the
commercialisation of Sibnayal, Advicenne's treatment for distal
renal tubular acidosis, a kidney disease, in Saudi Arabia, UAE,
Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2YF02U
** Advicenne said it would receive a transfer price and
royalties for an amount "markedly higher" than 50% of future
sales of Sibnayal
** Up to the previous session's close, Advicenne shares were
down 38.9% year-to-date
(Reporting by Valentine Baldassari)
((Valentine.baldassari@tr.com))