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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to acquire MicroDose Therapeutx for USD40m at closing
18 June 2013 - Pharmaceutical company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) revealed on Monday the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire all of MicroDose Therapeutx's outstanding shares for USD40m at closing.

MicroDose Therapeutx will receive additional payments of up to USD125m upon achievement of regulatory and development milestones, plus sales-based milestones and tiered royalty payments upon commercialisation of MDT-637 and an earlier stage Asthma/COPD medicine.

A drug delivery company, MicroDose Therapeutx is focused on inhalation technologies and products for lung diseases and infections with the potential to dramatically improve efficacy and patient compliance.

Upon closing, Teva will expand its respiratory pipeline of MicroDose's technologies and products, including its multi-dose dry powder nebulizer device. MicroDose's current pipeline is anchored by MDT-637 for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - an inhaled, low dose, small molecule, fusion inhibitor which prevents viral replication, delivered via MicroDose's technology.

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