IPSOGEN To Undertake Pilot Study On JAK2 Cancer Biomarker With AstraZeneca

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 03 Dec 2007 - 4:00 PDT

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IPSOGEN, a leading molecular diagnostic company based in France and Connecticut, USA today announced that it has entered into a pilot agreement with AstraZeneca to evaluate molecular services and products in cancer research.

Under the terms of the agreement, IPSOGEN will provide AstraZeneca with JAK2-based products for initial evaluation. IPSOGEN will conduct quantitative analysis in its Marseille laboratories on samples provided by AstraZeneca. The study will help determine the viability of a test which could potentially be utilized by AstraZeneca in future clinical trials.

IPSOGEN is the exclusive worldwide licensee of the intellectual property on JAK2 V617F mutation discovered by the INSERM team of Dr. Vainchenker at Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris [1]. IPSOGEN has developed a comprehensive solution of products and services in order to assist pharmaceutical companies in the development of JAK2 inhibitors in myeloproliferative disorders. IPSOGEN intends to provide the best diagnostic tools in order to reduce the number of patients included into clinical trials, reduce the time to results and provide the most adapted diagnostic solution to personalize drug prescription.

"We are pleased to start up our JAK2 Pharma program with AstraZeneca a major pharmaceutical company with an outstanding vision in Personalized Medicine. We are confident that our JAK2 based diagnostic products and clinical services can satisfy Pharmaceutical companies and can improve the pace of development of therapeutic solution for cancer patients" said Vincent Fert, President and CEO of IPSOGEN.

About IPSOGEN

IPSOGEN is a molecular diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products to guide and personalize treatment options in cancers. IPSOGEN has built a comprehensive portfolio of unique products in blood cancers available in over 50 countries all over the world to leading institutions involved in cancer care. IPSOGEN products are registered as IVD in Europe. IPSOGEN recently established commercial and service agreements with major testing laboratories in the United States, Canada and Europe, including Laboratory Corporation of America holding (LabCorp®), Warnex Inc. and DNA Vision.

IPSOGEN is headquartered in Marseille, France and has its U.S. offices in New Haven, Connecticut. For more information on IPSOGEN, please visit: http://www.ipsogen.com.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. It is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies with healthcare sales of $26.47 billion and leading positions in sales of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory, oncology and infection products. AstraZeneca is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Global) as well as the FTSE4Good Index.

For further information please go to:
http://www.astrazeneca.com

Additional information

JAK2 V617F mutation and uses thereof are protected by international patent application W02006045827 licensed exclusively worldwide to Ipsogen; US patent pending (US2006/0288432).

IPSOGEN, the IPSOGEN Logo and MutaQuant™ are registered trademarks owned by IPSOGEN.

http://www.ipsogen.com