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Update: Colonoscopy Phase III success prompts US deal

Paion reported positive top-line results from its Phase III colonoscopy trial and promptly out-licensed US rights to Cosmo Pharmaceuticals. The deal brings c €20m of cash (including a €9.6m share purchase), €42.5m potential milestones and a 20-25% royalty. The next goal is end of recruitment in the bronchoscopy Phase III expected in late 2016/early 2017, with results two to three months later. We lift our valuation to €203m (vs €193m); the share issue sees our per-share valuation fall to €3.65/share (vs €3.81/share).
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Paion AG

Paion is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on developing and commercializing drugs to be used in out-patient and hospital-based anesthesia, sedation and critical care services. Co.'s key compound is Remimazolam, an intravenous ultra short-acting and controllable anesthetic/sedative drug candidate in advanced stages of development for use in procedural sedation and general anesthesia.

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