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KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sankyo Company, Limited Enter Global Alliance to Develop and Commercialize Novel Compounds for Cardiovascular Disease

January 11, 2006   Categories: Uncategorized  Posted by admin

KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, and DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED today announced that Sankyo Company, Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of DAIICHI SANKYO, and KAI Pharmaceuticals have entered an agreement for the global development and commercialization of KAI-9803, with an initial focus on cardiovascular disease. KAI-9803, a delta Protein Kinase C (delta PKC) inhibitor, is a first-in-class agent for the prevention of myocardial tissue death and associated congestive heart failure in acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing revascularization procedures.

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