BioCentury
ARTICLE | Strategy

AutoImmune's salvage operation

March 27, 2000 8:00 AM UTC

After its Myloral and Colloral oral tolerance products failed to show statistically significant benefits to treat multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, Autoimmune Inc. was forced to shut down operations. Nevertheless, the company is working to provide some returns to its investors, holding on to rights to products in clinical trials funded by others and raising cash by licensing its intellectual property.

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