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Alliance and Schering ink contrast pact
Alliance Pharmaceutical of San Diego and Schering of Berlin, Germany, last month signed an agreement in which Alliance will grant Schering licensing rights to its Imagent US ultrasound contrast agent. Imagent US is based on microbubbles that contain a
Alliance Pharmaceutical of San Diego and Schering of Berlin, Germany, last month signed an agreement in which Alliance will grant Schering licensing rights to its Imagent US ultrasound contrast agent. Imagent US is based on microbubbles that contain a mixture of perfluorochemical vapor and a physiological gas to enhance ultrasound images. It is being targeted for the assessment of cardiac function and perfusion, as well as for the detection of tumors in solid organs. The agent has completed phase II clinical studies for cardiac function.
In exchange for rights to the agent, Schering has agreed to pay licensing fees, reimburse for Alliance's R&D expenses, and purchase a minority interest in Alliance. Imagent US will complement other ultrasound agents in Schering's R&D portfolio, including Levovist and Echovist, which are on the market in some European countries but are not sold in the U.S. So far, Alliance and Imagent US have managed to avoid the recent controversy over ultrasound patents and litigation (SCAN 8/6/97).
New CT Angiography Study Shows Impact of COVID-19 on Coronary Inflammation and Plaque
February 5th 2025Prior COVID-19 infection was associated with a 28 percent higher progression of total percent atheroma volume (PAV) annually and over a 5 percent higher incidence of high-risk plaque in patients with coronary artery lesions, according to CCTA findings from a new study.
