Licensing agreement
The independent Dutch research organisation TNO, of Delft, agreed a licence and collaboration deal with Clinquest Group of Amsterdam for clinical development and commercialisation of CQ-07001 in anti-inflammatory and tissue regeneration applications. TNO will receive milestone fees and royalty payments, but financial details were not disclosed.
CQ-07001 is a human protein that has shown to be a powerful agonist to Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR 3), which is implicated in recognising pathogens and inducing immune responses. Studies performed by TNO have shown that TLR 3 is stimulated by CQ-07001 and subsequently triggers anti-inflammatory and tissue repair responses.