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Biotech / Medical : Hollis Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc. (HEPH)

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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (117)10/12/2000 12:57:42 PM
From: Jim Oravetz  Read Replies (1) of 138
 
Hollis-Eden Buys Stake In Aeson Therapeutics
Dow Jones Newswires

SAN DIEGO -- Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc. (HEPH) paid $2 million for 208,681 shares, or 21%, of Aeson Therapeutics Inc., Tuscon, Ariz.

Hollis-Eden was also granted the right to acquire the remainder of Aeson at a predetermined price at any time over the next 30 months.

In a press release Thursday, Hollis-Eden said it also obtained an exclusive sublicense to three additional patents concerning adrenal steroids from Aeson.

These intellectual property rights are being leased to Aeson by Research Corporation Technologies Inc.

Hollis-Eden said Aeson is developing molecules that are analogs with similar biological properties to HE2000, Hollis-Eden's primary compound in development.

Aeson's lead compound, fluasterone, is in Phase II clinical trials. Aeson will use the cash from the sale of shares to fund studies with fluasterone as well as other compounds under development.

Shares of Hollis-Eden recently traded at $7.38, down 25 cents, or 3.3% on Nasdaq volume of 7,900 shares. Average daily volume is 37,411.

Jim
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