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Cambridge headquartered AstraZeneca and its global biologics R & D arm MedImmune, plan to develop new therapies for respiratory disease through a five-year collaboration with Munich-based Ethris GmbH.

The Cambridge UK duo will pay Ethris €25 million upfront, plus research funding; Ethris is also eligible for future R & D milestones, including sales-related royalties on commercialisation.