Innovive Pharmaceuticals Licenses Growth Factor From PSU

Innovive Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Manhattan, announced it has licensed worldwide rights for the use of Opioid Growth Factor (OGF) in oncology from Penn State. OGF, also known as (Met5)-enkephalin, is a naturally occurring molecule found in the human body that has recently been shown to significantly reduce the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells. OGF will be developed under the name INNO-105.

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