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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. | d449003dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2012
GALENA BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33958 | 20-8099512 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 310 N.State Street, Suite 208 Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 855 – 4523
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Effective December 4, 2012, Galena Biopharma, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company”) entered into a license and supply agreement with ABIC Marketing Limited, a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceuticals (“ABIC”), under which we granted ABIC exclusive rights to seek marketing approval in Israel for our NeuVax™ product candidate for intradermal injection for the treatment of breast cancer following its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the European Medicines Agency, and to market, sell and distribute NeuVax™ in Israel assuming such approval is obtained. ABIC’s rights also include a right of first refusal in Israel for all future indications for which NeuVax™ may be approved.
Under the license and supply agreement, ABIC will assume responsibility for regulatory registration of NeuVax™ in Israel, provide financial support for local development, and commercialize the product in the region in exchange for making royalty payments to us based on future sales of NeuVax™. ABIC also agrees in the license and supply agreement to purchase from us all supplies of NeuVax™ at a price determined according to a specified formula.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On December 4, 2012, we issued a press release announcing the license and supply agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
We are filing as part of this report the exhibit listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GALENA BIOPHARMA, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 4, 2012 | By: | /s/ Mark J. Ahn | ||||
| Mark J. Ahn, Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Galena Biopharma, Inc. issued on December 4, 2012. | |
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