Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Enters Into an Exclusive License, Supply and Commercialization Agreement with Kye Pharmaceuticals for AGAMREE® in Canada
CORAL GABLES, Fla., July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Catalyst” or “Company”) (Nasdaq:CPRX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing, and commercializing novel medicines for patients living with rare and difficult-to-treat diseases, today announced that it has entered into a License, Supply, and Commercialization Agreement with Kye Pharmaceuticals Inc., (“Kye” or “Kye Pharmaceuticals”) granting Kye the exclusive Canadian commercial rights to AGAMREE® (vamorolone), a novel corticosteroid for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (“DMD”) and potentially other indications. Under the terms of the agreement, Catalyst will supply the product to Kye, which will assume full responsibility for obtaining regulatory approval for AGAMREE for the treatment of DMD from Health Canada and all future aspects of commercialization of the product within Canada. Kye currently markets FIRDAPSE®, Catalyst’s flagship product for the treatment of Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome, in Canada.