LONDON – AstraZeneca and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma said on Wednesday they said signed a three-year research collaboration into diabetic nephropathy, or kidney failure due to diabetes.
The deal will focus on early-stage research and the hope is that by working together the companies will be able to identify promising drug candidates much faster than working alone. [eap_ad_2] There is no financial commitment for the research involved and each firm will contribute equal resources at their own cost.
Diabetes is a growing focus for many global drugmakers, reflecting the spread of the type 2 form of the disease, which is linked to obesity. Diabetic nephropathy occurs in up to half of patients who have diabetes for 20 years or more. (Reuters)[eap_ad_3]