In Brief: Genzyme Transgenics
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Genzyme Transgenics: Plans to develop a nutritional supplement or "nutraceutical" containing prolactin, "a protein normally produced by the body" with a "broad effect on the immune system," according to SBC Warburg Dillon Read analysts Mary Ann Gray, PhD, and Susan Burnett. Genzyme has produced the protein in the milk of transgenic animals. "Prolactin is also present in human milk and is thought to aid in the maturation of the immune systems in nursing infants," the analysts add. Nutritional supplements "face fewer hurdles and a shorter development timeline than traditional pharmaceuticals," they note...