McDermott Advises Cilcare on an Exclusive Option Agreement with Shionogi for Innovative Hearing Disorder Treatment - McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Advises Cilcare on an Exclusive Option Agreement with Shionogi for Innovative Hearing Disorder Treatment

Overview


McDermott Will & Emery has advised Cilcare, a leading biotech company specializing in auditory sciences, on an exclusive Option Agreement with Shionogi, a pharmaceutical company, for innovative hearing disorder treatment.

This exclusive option agreement grants Shionogi the right to license global rights to CIL001 and/or CIL003, two promising drug candidates aimed at treating hearing disorders, with a particular focus on addressing the increasing prevalence of hidden hearing loss and tinnitus.

The McDermott team that advised Cilcare comprised:

  • Emmanuelle Trombe, partner, Natacha Vasak and Oriana Castelli, associates, on corporate aspects
  • Côme de Saint-Vincent, Counsel, on tax aspects
  • Charles de Raignac, associate, on intellectual property aspects

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