{"id":41903,"date":"2025-12-17T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=41903"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:00:00","slug":"medigene-announces-catalyze-agreement-with-lilly-to-advance-next-generation-obesity-therapeutics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=41903","title":{"rendered":"MEDI&amp;GENE Announces Catalyze Agreement with Lilly to Advance Next-Generation Obesity Therapeutics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 17, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; MEDI&amp;GENE, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for metabolic diseases, announced today\u00a0that it has entered into a Catalyze agreement with Eli\u00a0Lilly\u00a0and Company (Lilly) to\u00a0advance a\u00a0next-generation\u00a0therapeutic\u00a0for obesity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2847314\/medi_gene__signature_A_re_size_01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2847314\/medi_gene__signature_A_re_size_01.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"MEDI&amp;GENE Announces Catalyze Agreement with Lilly to Advance Next-Generation Obesity Therapeutics\" alt=\"MEDI&amp;GENE Announces Catalyze Agreement with Lilly to Advance Next-Generation Obesity Therapeutics\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>MEDI&amp;GENE Announces Catalyze Agreement with Lilly to Advance Next-Generation Obesity Therapeutics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>MEDI&amp;GENE&#8217;s discovery platform\u00a0is designed to unlock novel therapeutic pathways that have the potential to sustain long-term weight maintenance, lean mass maintenance, and durability of desired metabolic effects.<\/p>\n<p>Under\u00a0the\u00a0agreement,\u00a0Lilly ExploR&amp;D will bring Lilly&#8217;s expertise in molecule engineering and development to a MEDI&amp;GENE asset, with the goal to advance the program to clinical trial readiness. Lilly ExploR&amp;D is part of the Lilly Catalyze360 suite of offerings designed to empower biotech innovation by providing access to strategic capital, lab space and technology, and research and development capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to work with Lilly to advance a next-generation obesity drug candidate. We believe this collaboration will accelerate clinical development and help bring differentiated solutions to patients with obesity,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Min-Jeong Shin<\/span>, CEO of MEDI&amp;GENE.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2021, MEDI&amp;GENE has established a discovery engine centered on metabolic and obesity-related pathways and has identified multiple innovative candidates through its mechanistic platform. The company expects that the collaboration will support the continued advancement of its research initiatives in next-generation obesity therapeutics.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 17, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; MEDI&amp;GENE, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for metabolic diseases, announced today\u00a0that it has entered into a Catalyze agreement with Eli\u00a0Lilly\u00a0and Company (Lilly) to\u00a0advance a\u00a0next-generation\u00a0therapeutic\u00a0for obesity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2847314\/medi_gene__signature_A_re_size_01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2847314\/medi_gene__signature_A_re_size_01.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"MEDI&amp;GENE Announces Catalyze Agreement with Lilly to Advance Next-Generation Obesity Therapeutics\" alt=\"MEDI&amp;GENE Announces Catalyze Agreement with Lilly to Advance Next-Generation Obesity Therapeutics\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>MEDI&amp;GENE Announces Catalyze Agreement with Lilly to Advance Next-Generation Obesity Therapeutics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>MEDI&amp;GENE&#8217;s discovery platform\u00a0is designed to unlock novel therapeutic pathways that have the potential to sustain long-term weight maintenance, lean mass maintenance, and durability of desired metabolic effects.<\/p>\n<p>Under\u00a0the\u00a0agreement,\u00a0Lilly ExploR&amp;D will bring Lilly&#8217;s expertise in molecule engineering and development to a MEDI&amp;GENE asset, with the goal to advance the program to clinical trial readiness. Lilly ExploR&amp;D is part of the Lilly Catalyze360 suite of offerings designed to empower biotech innovation by providing access to strategic capital, lab space and technology, and research and development capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to work with Lilly to advance a next-generation obesity drug candidate. We believe this collaboration will accelerate clinical development and help bring differentiated solutions to patients with obesity,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Min-Jeong Shin<\/span>, CEO of MEDI&amp;GENE.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2021, MEDI&amp;GENE has established a discovery engine centered on metabolic and obesity-related pathways and has identified multiple innovative candidates through its mechanistic platform. 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