Merck & Co. Collaborates with Atreca to Identify Novel Antibody Targets in Oncology

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• Atreca to receive up front and retain rights to develop Abs included in the collaboration with Merck while Merck will get a right-of-first negotiation, if Atreca out-licenses its one or more Abs therapies
• Following target identification, both the companies have the right to advance therapeutic candidates against the targets identified under the collaboration in the exchange of development & commercial milestones payable by either party
• Atreca’s lead candidate ATRC-101 has the potential to address unmet medical needs of cancer patients with its anticipated initiation of P-Ib study for a solid tumor in H1’20

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