Amerigen Pharmaceuticals Limited today announced it had entered into a collaboration agreement with Forest Laboratories Inc. regarding the development of a number of specialty generic products.

LYNDHURST, N.J., July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Amerigen Pharmaceuticals Limited today announced it had entered into a collaboration agreement with Forest Laboratories Inc. regarding the development of a number of specialty generic products. Under the terms of the agreement, Amerigen will use its formulation expertise to develop a range of complex generic products and will commercialize such products in the United States.  Forest will make undisclosed milestone payments to Amerigen and will receive royalties on US sales of such products.  In addition, Forest will have an option to acquire rights to register and commercialize certain products in Latin America.

John Lowry, Amerigen's President & CEO commented: "This collaboration is a testament to Amerigen's generic formulation and product development capabilities and enables the company to continue its efforts to build a portfolio of differentiated, high value generic pharmaceuticals. It also enables Amerigen to leverage its product development investments into an array of fast growing emerging markets, with the support of a leading international pharmaceutical company."

About Amerigen
Amerigen Pharmaceuticals is a group of companies engaged in all phases of the generic pharmaceutical business, with operations in the US and China. The group is controlled by Amerigen Pharmaceuticals Limited. The US regulatory and commercial activities within the group are conducted by Amerigen Pharmaceuticals Inc., based in Lyndhurst, NJ, USA. The group's Chinese subsidiary, the Suzhou Amerigen Pharmaceutical Company Limited, is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. The group has an active portfolio of products under development, filed, or intended for filing, as ANDA's with the US FDA. Amerigen's focus is orally delivered products that are challenging to develop, require specialized technologies or high containment to manufacture, and present complex regulatory and intellectual property obstacles to bring to market. All Amerigen's products are developed and manufactured by the company or its partners around the world to meet the highest quality standards, including the US FDA.

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