Lilly Announces Licensing Agreement for Non-Opioid Pain Asset from Centrexion Therapeutics

INDIANAPOLIS, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced a license agreement to acquire the exclusive worldwide right

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Eli Lilly and Company announced a license agreement to acquire the exclusive worldwide rights for CNTX-0290 from Centrexion Therapeutics Corporation. The agreement includes an upfront payment of $47.5 million and potential development and regulatory milestones for up to $575 million. CNTX-0290, is a novel, small molecule somatostatin receptor type 4 (SSTR4) agonist that is currently being studied in Phase 1 clinical testing as a potential non-opioid treatment for chronic pain conditions.