WEST CHESTER, Pa., Dec. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (œVerrica or œthe Company) (Nasdaq: VRCA), a dermatology therapeutics company developing medications for skin...
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Verrica”) (Nasdaq: VRCA), a dermatology therapeutics company developing medications for skin diseases requiring medical interventions, today announced that Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Torii”) dosed the first patient in its Phase 3 trial of VP-102 (referred to as TO-208 in Japan) for molluscum contagiosum in Japan, triggering an $8 million milestone payment from Torii to Verrica.
WEST CHESTER, Pa., March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Verrica) (NASDAQ: VRCA), a dermatology therapeutics company developing medications for skin diseases requiring medical interventions, announced today that it has entered into a License Agreement with Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Torii) granting Torii an exclusive license to develop and commercialize Verrica’s product candidates for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum and common warts in Japan, including Verrica’s lead product candidate VP-102, which is currently under U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review for the treatment of molluscum, with a PDUFA goal date of June 23, 2021.
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Verrica”) (Nasdaq: VRCA), a dermatology therapeutics company developing medications for viral skin diseases requiring medical interventions, today announced it has entered into an Option Agreement with Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Torii) granting Torii an exclusive option to acquire an exclusive license to develop and commercialize Verrica’s product candidates for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum and common warts in Japan, including VP-102.
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for people living with kidney disease, announced today that its collaboration partner, Japan Tobacco, Inc. (JT), has filed a supplemental New Drug Application (NDA) with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) seeking an additional indication for Riona® Tablets 250mg (generic name in Japan: ferric citrate hydrate) to treat adult patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in Japan. JT and its subsidiary, Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Torii), made a public announcement, which is available here: https://www.torii.co.jp/en/release/2020/20200515_E1.pdf.