July 19 (Reuters) - Aridis Pharmaceuticals Inc ARDS.O :
* ARIDIS PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE LICENSE OF
SUVRATOXUMAB, A PHASE 3-READY MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY, FROM
ASTRAZENECA
* ARIDIS PHARMACEUTICALS - ARIDIS ACQUIRES GLOBAL EXCLUSIVE
RIGHTS
FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF SUVRATOXUMAB FOR ALL
INDICATIONS
* ARIDIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC - ASTRAZENECA RETAINS RIGHTS OF
FIRST
NEGOTIATION FOR FUTURE LICENSING
* ARIDIS PHARMACEUTICALS - WILL MAKE AN UPFRONT PAYMENT TO
ASTRAZENECA OF $11M IN CASH AND ARIDIS COMMON STOCK
* ARIDIS PHARMACEUTICALS - ASTRAZENECA WILL ALSO RECEIVE UP
TO
FURTHER $115M ON ACHIEVEMENT OF SOME MILESTONES & TIERED
ROYALTIES ON NET SALES
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