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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 1Q05



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Acquiring Party    Gen-Probe (GPRO), a manufacturer of nucleic acid testing.
Transferring Party    Corixa (CRXA), a biopharmaceutical company developing vaccine adjuvant and immunology based products.
Sector    Diagnostics
Date    January 5, 2005
Analysis
Gen-Probe licenses from Corixa rights to develop molecular diagnostic tests for potential markers of Genitourinary and other cancers. This agreement with Corixa is a significant step forward in Gen-Probes long-term stratergy to become a leader in cancer diagnostics.




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