Could they be another party interested in Cymerus, to lower...

Could they be another party interested in Cymerus, to lower their manufacturing costs.

In February 2016, Mesoblast's licensee JCR launched TEMCELL® HS. Inj. in Japan, the first allogeneic cell-based product to receive full approval in the world’s second-largest standalone healthcare market. A four-week, multi-dose treatment course of TEMCELL for an average adult is expected to be reimbursed by the Japanese Government’s National Health Insurance body at a minimum of ¥13,898,880 (approximately US$130,000) or up to ¥20,848,320 (approximately US$195,000) if symptoms persist and additional dosing is required. Under its agreement with JCR, Mesoblast is entitled to receive royalties and other payments at predefined thresholds of cumulative net sales.
About Graft Versus Host Disease
Mesoblast is developing MSC-100-IV for the treatment of aGVHD following an allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT). In patients who have received a BMT, donor cells may attack the recipient (the person receiving the transplant), causing aGVHD, resulting in activation of pro-inflammatory T-cells and tissue damage in the skin, gut and liver, which is often fatal.