The Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo and Astellas Enter into a New Collaborative Development Agreement for Rice-Based Oral VaccineCollaborative Development Agreement • June 22nd, 2016
Contract Type FiledJune 22nd, 2016Tokyo, June 23, 2016 - the Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Dean: Yoshinori Murakami, “IMSUT”) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka, “Astellas”) today announced that they have signed a new collaborative development agreement on the rice-based oral vaccine “MucoRice-CTB” (“MucoRice”) against cholera*1 and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (E coli) *2 caused diarrheal diseases.