ohn Turanin, Vice President and General Manager, DosePro Technology, at Zogenix, said, "Through our co-marketing agreement with Battelle, we have expanded awareness of the DosePro needle-free drug delivery system. Battelle has proved to be a strong technical and business development ally and interest in the DosePro technology from biopharmaceutical companies has significantly increased because of Battelle's support. We are pleased with our progress and continue to believe there is significant potential to out-license DosePro for the delivery of biologics. Our new 5-year agreement with Battelle underscores both companies' commitment to achieving this goal, which includes executing on near-term and future opportunities."

"The DosePro technology offers the opportunity to solve major challenges in self-administration of important biologic therapies," added William Dunlevy, Vice President and General Manager, Process and Product Development at Battelle. "DosePro's advantages in delivery of highly viscous formulations and its attributes which support protein stability are unmatched by standard autoinjector technology, and offer valuable options to our biopharmaceutical clients."