Startups  December 27, 2017

Array BioPharma launches spinoff to develop drugs for rare diseases

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BOULDER — Array BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRY) has launched a new subsidiary to develop drugs using its ARRY-797 drug program.

Yarra Therapeutics LLC on Dec. 21 received all patents, patent applications and other intellectual property rights, pre-clinical and clinical data, regulatory submissions, inventory, contracts, equipment and books and records related to its ARRY-797 drug program, the company stated in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Yarra — which is “Array” spelled backwards — was formed to develop drugs for rare diseases. The ARRY-797 drug is in Phase 2 trials for patients with cardiomyopathy, a rare, degenerative cardiovascular disease.

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