Immune Pharmaceuticals holds alliances with academic institutions and other bio-pharmaceutical companies at the core of its growth strategy, helping seize the most promising opportunities while mitigating risk for investors.
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Yissum is the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU).The University's range of intellectual property includes inventions and know-how in many fields, including nanotechnology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, agriculture and nutrition, water and environmental technologies, computer science, homeland security, and more. Over the past 40 years, Yissum has granted more than 450 technology licenses and is responsible for commercializing an array of successful products that generate over $1 billion in worldwide sales every year. More than 60 spin-off companies, including Mobileye, Keryx, Nasvax, and Novagali have had their start at Yissum. More information is available on Yissum's website. |
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iCo Therapeutics Inc. trades on the TSX Venture Exchange. Vancouver-based reprofiling company focused on redosing or reformulating drugs with clinical history for new or expanded indications. Immune Pharmaceutical has licensed Bertilimumab (iCo-008) for systemic uses. Bertilimumab is a human monoclonal antibody targeting eotaxin-1 (eotaxin). The drug was originally developed by Cambridge Antibody Technology (now MedImmune, the biologics division of AstraZeneca) .iCo Therapautics licensed in the drug from CAT before granting Immune an option to in-license bertilimumab for non-ophthalmic indications. iCo retains the rights for the ophthalmic indications. More details can be found on their website, iCoTherapeutics.com.
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IMMUNE has licensed the GS system from Lonza for the manufacturing process of Bertilimumab, planning several GMP batches including one in 2012 in anticipation of phase II clinical trials. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Lonza's approach is to provide broad development and manufacturing package to their customers. Publically traded on the Zurich Stock Exchange, Lonza is one of the world leaders in contract manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins using mammalian cell culture. This program was established over 25 years ago, just one of many paths the company has followed since its founding in 1897. Please visit Lonza.com for more information on the company. |
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