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09/01/20 5:55 PM

#294395 RE: Will Lar #294374

Mochida (Some background)

Jun. 12, 2018
Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ:AMRN) has entered into a multi-faceted collaboration with Mochida Pharmaceutical Co.
Under the agreement, Amarin obtained an exclusive license to certain Mochida intellectual property to focus on the development and commercialization of early-stage drug products and indications based on the omega-3 acid, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid).
Financial terms are not disclosed.

"The collaboration is focused on the development and commercialization of early-stage drug products and indications based on the omega-3 acid, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid). We are excited to enter into a collaboration with Mochida given our common mission to create preventative healthcare solutions on a worldwide basis, and our mutual commitment to continued innovation in the EPA research and development area,” stated John F. Thero, president and chief executive officer of Amarin. “This collaboration seeks to leverage the decades of successful research and development experience at Amarin and Mochida towards expediting the development of new products and indications.”
"Amarin obtained an exclusive license to certain Mochida intellectual property to advance Amarin’s interests in the United States and certain other territories and the parties will collaborate to research and develop new products and indications based on EPA for Amarin’s commercialization in the United States and certain other territories. The potential new product and indication opportunities contemplated under this agreement are in relatively early stages of development.

The Mochida Pharmaceutical Group’s “19-21 Medium-Term Management Plan”
http://www.mochida.co.jp/english/news/docs/2019/190401_19-21medium-term-management-plan.pdf

Efficacy of MND-2119 in Participants With Hypertriglyceridemia
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03693131?term=mochida+icosapent

To my knowledge, the results have not been published, but idk?