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Inspire, Santen sales and marketing update

August 16, 2010 7:00 AM UTC

The companies amended a 1998 deal under which Inspire granted Santen rights to develop and commercialize diquafosol tetrasodium in Japan and nine other Asian countries. Under the amendment, Santen was granted a license to manufacture the active ingredient, which Inspire previously provided. Inspire will now be eligible for $1.3 million in remaining milestones and high-single-digit to low-double-digit royalties on sales in Santen's territories. Inspire had been eligible for $1.8 million in remaining milestones out of a total of $6.3 million under the original deal, plus undisclosed royalties. ...