Evotec AG (Frankfurt:EVT) today announced that its research alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim has reached a milestone triggering a payment of EUR 2.0 million to Evotec. The milestone reached was on the transition of an oncology programme into lead optimisation.
Dr Mario Polywka, Chief Operating Officer of Evotec commented: "This is the eleventh milestone achieved as part of this alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim and the second against an oncology target. We continue to enjoy a very rich scientific partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim and look forward to continued success through our joint project teams in the coming years."