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Biotech / Medical : VAXGEN INC. (VXGN)- The IPO

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To: GPSite who wrote (31)7/12/1999 2:00:00 AM
From: Manfred Sondermann  Read Replies (2) of 55
 
>VaxGen will have the technology, the mechanics of production, the
>patents, and the backing of Genentech.

As far as I read in the prospectus, Genentech is the owner of
the patents. So if everyone will work someday one a prototype
of AIDSVAX, Genentech gets the licensing fees.

Also Genentech has all the options to produce the vaccine.
VXGN does not have the capabilities for that.
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