Additional milestone payments and a potential future public offering could yield triple that take.

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Milestone payments from GlaxoSmithKline for a diabetes drug in development helped the top line.

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However, the company expects revenue from milestone payments and licensing within a year.

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Should anything emerge from these collaborations, the responsible institution will presumably benefit financially in the form of milestone payments and royalties.

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Also, will we finally see the emergence of a market for milestone payments like that which has emerged in the royalty space?

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Analysts expect an upside for Sun which stands to get a revenue boost from a likely manufacturing deal, apart from earning milestone payments.

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That sum includes milestone payments for discovering genes involved in diabetes, heart disease and psychiatric disorders, royalties of an undisclosed amount on the sale of any resulting drugs, and the purchase by Roche of a small equity stake in DeCode.

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Payments do not need to be consecutive to qualify for the next savings milestone.

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We believe Canadians will increasingly embrace the opportunity to make mobile payments and we are excited to be at the forefront of this technology with this milestone transaction today.

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