POZEN Announces Licensing Deal with Desitin Arzneimittel GMBH for MT 400 Migraine Treatment in 29 European Countries

POZEN Inc. POZN today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH, for the development and commercialization of MT 400 for the 27 countries of the European Union, as well as Switzerland and Norway. MT 400 is POZEN's proprietary combination of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium, the first multiple mechanism triptan therapy for the treatment of migraine. POZEN previously licensed rights of the same dosage strength of MT 400 to Cilag GmbH International, a division of Johnson & Johnson, for four Latin American countries. POZEN also licensed U.S.-only rights to MT 400 to GlaxoSmithKline, which markets a different dose of MT 400 known as Treximet® (sumatriptan and naproxen sodium). Under the terms of the agreement, Desitin will be POZEN's exclusive licensee for MT 400 in the licensed territory and will be responsible for the remaining clinical development, manufacturing, and commercialization of MT 400. Desitin will make an initial upfront payment to POZEN, followed by milestone payments related to the development and launch of MT 400 in certain specified countries. The pre-commercialization payments will total $3.0 million, $0.5 million of which is due on signing. The agreement will expire on a country-by-country basis upon the 15th anniversary of the first commercial sale of MT 400 in each country, unless terminated earlier. Desitin will pay POZEN a double digit royalty on net sales of MT 400 that increases based on annual sales volume.