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Amylin acquires world rights to Byetta and Bydureon for Type 2 Diabetes from Eli Lilly
Amylin and Eli Lilly have agreed to revise their collaboration concerning the Type 2 Diabetes therapies ,Byetta (exenatide injection) and Bydureon (exenatide extended release, being the weekly version),as a result of Eli Lilly entering a collaboration with Boehringer for competitor Tradjenta (linagliptin).Amylin will acquire all the rights to Byetta and Bydureon and pay royalties to Eli Lilly. Court proceedings will be withdrawn.