Roche gifts blockbuster cancer drug to Galecto for new clinical partnership trial

Biotech company Galecto has partnered up with Roche, with the latter providing its cancer treatment Tecentriq free of charge for a mid-phase trial testing a combination of the blockbuster drug with one of three Galecto candidates. The deal is a significant cost saver for the Danish biotech company, which doesn't even have to surrender commercial rights for the potential combination treatment.
Hans Schambye, CEO at Galecto Biotech and chair at Danish Bio | Photo: Henriette Dan Bonde / PR
Hans Schambye, CEO at Galecto Biotech and chair at Danish Bio | Photo: Henriette Dan Bonde / PR
BY ALBERT RØNNING-ANDERSSON, TRANSLATED BY CATHERINE BRETT AND DANIEL PEDERSEN

The Danish-Swedish firm Galecto Biotech, which is spearheded by President and CEO Hans Schambye, has entered into a partnership with one of the giants of the pharmaceutical industry.

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