Boehringer Ingelheim, Kyowa Kirin enter into license agreement to develop fibro-inflammatory diseases treatment

Fibro-inflammatory diseases result from chronic inflammation caused by a variety of factors including persistent infections, autoimmune reactions, allergic responses and tissue injury. Examples are systemic sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, lung fibrosis and others. They are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Living with fibro-inflammatory diseases greatly impact patients’ lives, both physically and emotionally and they account for more than one third of deaths worldwide.

“There is a huge remaining unmet patient need in fibro-inflammatory diseases,” said Clive R. Wood, Ph.D., Corporate Senior Vice President and Global Head of Discovery Research at Boehringer Ingelheim. “We are very excited about partnering with Kyowa Kirin and being able to add this opportunity to our portfolio to develop new breakthrough treatments for patients with this new collaboration.”

“We are pleased to announce that we have signed the License Agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim.” said Takeyoshi Yamashita, Ph.D., Director of the Board, Chief Medical Officer, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kyowa Kirin. “The compound was discovered through Kyowa Kirin’s expertise in innovative technology and disease biology. Boehringer Ingelheim is highly regarded for its expertise in fibro-inflammatory diseases, and we believe that they should be the best partner to maximize and deliver the value of our compound for patients in need.”

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