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Note 3 - Intellectual Property
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Note 3 - Intellectual Property

 

On February 11, 2020, we entered into an exclusive license agreement with the University of Pittsburgh for patented gene therapy technologies relating to the potential treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. 

 

On May 4, 2020, we entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System on behalf of MD Anderson relating to a portfolio of 16 patent applications and related technology for the treatment of cancer using the Company’s lead drug candidate, REQORSA, and immunotherapies. 

 

We own or have exclusive license agreements on 18 issued patents and 18 pending patent applications worldwide for technologies developed in-house or by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, MD Anderson, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and the University of Pittsburgh. These patents comprise various therapeutic, diagnostic, technical and processing claims. These license rights will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated period of useful lives of the underlying patents or the license agreements.