May 19 (Reuters) - Genocea Biosciences Inc GNCA.O :
* GENOCEA ANNOUNCES MATERIAL TRANSFER AND LICENSE OPTION
AGREEMENT
WITH SHIONOGI FOR PROPRIETARY GEN-003 HSV-2 ANTIGENS
* GENOCEA BIOSCIENCES INC - SHIONOGI WILL PAY $2 MILLION FOR
EXCLUSIVE OPTION TO EVALUATE HSV-2 ANTIGENS
* GENOCEA BIOSCIENCES INC - FINAL TERMS OF LICENSE AGREEMENT
WILL
BE BASED ON RESULTS OF MTA EVALUATION AND OVERALL DILIGENCE
* GENOCEA BIOSCIENCES - IF LICENSED, SHIONOGI WILL ASSUME
RESPONSIBILITY FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF
HSV-2 VACCINE PRODUCT
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