By Josh Beckerman


Codexis shares rose 31% as the enzyme engineering company entered an exclusive licensing agreement with Roche Holding for its newly engineered double-stranded DNA ligase and its EvoT4 DNA ligase.

The stock was recently at $4.18 on Tuesday and is up about 37% this year.

Codexis said the newly engineered ligase improves the ligation efficiency of DNA fragments and adapters during next-generation sequencing.

The deal, which supersedes a prior exclusive license for EvoT4, includes upfront and technical milestone payments.


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