HEIDELBERG, GERMANY and CHIBA, JAPAN – May 26, 2026 – AGC Biologics, your friendly CDMO expert, was selected by Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd., a leader in transdermal drug delivery, to provide microbial contract development and manufacturing services for KTP-001, a recombinant human matrix metalloproteinase-7 (rhMMP-7), to treat lumbar disc herniation. "Partnering with AGC Biologics was a clear choice.