Dec 9 (Reuters) - Hungary's Richter says in statement:
* RICHTER SAYS IT HAS SIGNED EXCLUSIVE COMMERCIALISATION AND
LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ITS DENOSUMAB, A PROPOSED BIOSIMILAR IN
THE US WITH HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
* RICHTER WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN UPFRONT PAYMENT UPON
SIGNATURE
AS WELL AS CERTAIN MILESTONE PAYMENTS UNDER THE AGREEMENT WITH
HIKMA
* PAYMENTS ARE LINKED TO REACHING DEFINED DEVELOPMENT
STAGES,
TOTALLING A DOUBLE-DIGIT MILLION USD FIGURE
* RICHTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRODUCTS
AND
WILL SUPPLY FINISHED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS FOR THE US MARKET
* DENOSUMAB IS MARKETED UNDER TWO BRANDS, IT IS A BIOSIMILAR
TO
THE REFERENCE PRODUCTS PROLIA AND XGEVA
Source text for Eikon: [ID:https://bse.hu/newkibdata/128646079/RCH211209ER01E.pdf
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(Reporting by Krisztina Than)
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