BRIM, Janssen announce strategic collaboration to develop effective treatment for dengue

BRIM Biotechnology, Inc. ("BRIM"), announced today that it has entered a Collaboration, Option and License Agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. ("Janssen"), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Under the agreement, which was facilitated by Johnson & Johnson Innovation, the parties will pursue the research, development and commercialization of certain compounds identified by Janssen that are targeted for dengue indications.

Dr. Haishan Jang, BRIM's President and CEO, stated, "We are extremely excited and enthusiastic about working with Janssen in developing effective treatment for dengue. There is a high unmet medical need in dengue, especially in Asia. With Janssen's experienced Infectious Diseases team and BRIM's core competencies in translational sciences and integrated operation management in Asia, we are confident at progressing the compounds toward a high quality affordable drug candidate for Dengue disease."