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Seattle Genetics Gets $12M From Agensys

Seattle Genetics, the Bothell, WA-based developer of cancer drugs, said today it will get a $12 million upfront fee from Agensys, an affiliate of Japan-based Astellas Pharma, under a renegotiated partnership to develop targeted antibody treatments loaded with toxins to make them more potent. Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: SGEN) struck its first partnership with Agensys in January 2007, but the new partnership allows for the two companies to collaborate on multiple new targets of cancer drugs.

Luke Timmerman is the National Biotechnology Editor for Xconomy. You can e-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com, call 206-624-2374, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ldtimmerman.

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