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2009

July
Announces Evaluation and Option Agreement with Cancer Innovations, Inc. for Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies
Announces a Research Collaboration Agreement with Synageva BioPharma Corporation to Develop Potential Treatments for Cancer and Infectious Disease

June
Announces FDA Acceptance of Investigational New Drug Application for MORAb-004, A Monoclonal Antibody for the Treatment of Cancer

May
Announces Manufacturing Services Agreement with Lonza Group LTD

March
Announces Collaboration with Human Genome Sciences to Discover, Develop and Commercialize Antibodies for Oncology and Immunology
Announces FDA Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for Phase III Trial Evaluating Farletuzumab in Relapsed Ovarian Cancer
Announces Initiation of MORAb-009 Phase II Study in First-Line Treatment of Mesothelioma

January Signs Collaboration with University Hospital Heidelberg to Develop Therapeutic Antibodies to Treat Cancer

2008

December
Signs Collaboration with University of Pennsylvania to Develop Antibodies to Targets Present in Hypoxic Regions of Tumors to Treat Cancer

November
Receives Funding from Department of Defense to Support Development of Therapeutic Antibodies to Treat Against Biowarfare Pathogens

September
Signs Agreement with Pivotal BioSciences to Access New Antibody Technology to Improve Therapeutic Activity

August
Opens Clinical Sites in Europe to Expand Ph2 trial of MORAb-009 in 1st line Pancreatic Cancer

Signs Collaboration/License Agreement with the National Cancer Institute to Develop Antibodies to a Prostate Cancer Target

June
Receives Funding from Department of Defense to Develop Antibodies to Treat Against Infectious Disease Agents

May
Establishes Collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to Develop Therapeutic Antibodies to Treat Against Infectious Pathogens

April
Receive Orphan Status from European Regulatory Authorities for Farletuzumab in Ovarian Cancer and MORAb-009 in Pancreatic Cancer

March
Signs Agreement with Human Monoclonal International Inc to License and Develop an Antibody to Treat Cancer

January Signs Collaboration Agreement with the Ludwig Institute to Validate Disease Targets

Signs License Agreement with the National Cancer Institute to Develop Therapeutic Antibodies to Prostate Cancer Target

2007

December

Initiates MORAb-009 Randomized, Controlled Phase II Study in 1st Line Pancreatic Cancer

October

Morphotek Receives Funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to Develop Therapeutic Antibodies against Biowarfare Agents

September

Morphotek Receives Funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to Develop Therapeutic Antibodies against Biowarfare Agents

May

Morphotek Signs Development and Clinical Supply Agreement with CMC Biopharmaceuticals A/S for Therapeutic Antibody to Treat Melanoma

April

Acquired by Eisai Corp.

February

Obtains Exclusive License from Micromet for Antibody to Treat Melanoma and Other Cancers


2006

October

June

February

Raised $40 Million to Advance its Antibody Pipeline

Initiation of Phase II Clinical Trial for MORAb-003 in Ovarian Cancer

FDA Accepts IND Application for MORAb-009


2005

December

Exclusive License Agreement Signed with the National Cancer Institute
(MORAb-009)

September

Invitrogen Corporation Acquires Cell Line Optimization Service Business

February

FDA Accepts IND Application for MORAb-003

January

Development Grant Awarded by NCI


2004

December

Exclusive License Agreement Signed with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (MORAb-004)

November

Morphotek Named “2004 Technology Company of the Year”

September

CRADA Signed with USAMRIID

July

Cross License Agreement Signed with Protein Design Labs



February

Series C Funding Raises $26 MM


2003

October

Manufacturing Agreement Signed with Baxter Healthcare

2002

September

PA Governor Mark Schweiker Awards Pennsylvania Opportunity Grant to Morphotek

July

Morphotek Awarded US Army Grant

May

Morphotek Expands Operations and Relocates to 41,000 sq ft Facility in Exton, PA

April

Research Agreement Signed with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (MORAb-003)

February

Research Agreement Signed with the Wistar Institute


2001

August

Series B Funding Round Raises $10MM


2000

November

Company’s Scientific Advisory Board Established

July

Company’s Board of Directors Established

May

Morphotek is Founded by Drs. Luigi Grasso, Nicholas Nicolaides and Phillip Sass