N4 Pharma PLC Research Collaboration Agreement (5506C)
11 Febrero 2020 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5506C
N4 Pharma PLC
11 February 2020
11 February 2020
N4 Pharma Plc
("N4 Pharma" or the "Company")
Research Collaboration Agreement
N4 Pharma Plc (AIM: N4P), the specialist pharmaceutical company
developing Nuvec(R), a novel delivery system for cancer treatments
and vaccines, is pleased to announce it has signed a 14-month
research collaboration with Nanomerics Limited ("Nanomerics") to
produce and test two candidate formulations using the Company's
Nuvec(R) delivery system (the "Collaboration").
Nanomerics is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the
development of pharmaceutical products with enhanced
bioavailability. Nanomerics' founders, Ijeoma F. Uchegbu and
Andreas G. Schätzlein each hold Chairs at the UCL School of
Pharmacy and are world leaders in polymeric nanotechnology, having
published several books and multiple peer reviewed papers in the
field. As well as being granted over twenty patents in the field of
polymeric nanotechnology, Nanomerics has also won first prize for
its core Molecular Envelope Technology at the Royal Society of
Chemistry's Emerging Technologies Competition 2017 in the Health
category.
The Collaboration will be split into two consecutive phases,
each expected to last approximately seven months. The first phase
will be to develop and test the 30-day stability of four different
Nuvec(R) formulations using both a well characterised plasmid DNA
which will allow a broad comparison with existing literature and a
novel small interfering RNA ("siRNA"). The second phase will
involve testing the efficacy of the plasmid DNA in an in vivo
antibody generation model and include the option to test the siRNA
antigen in a gene silencing tumour model.
The Company has secured access to test the novel siRNA antigen
by signing a material transfer agreement ("MTA") with a prestigious
North American academic institute. This SiRNA inhibits the
production of a protein variant implicated in both cancer and
neurodegenerative pathologies.
Nigel Theobald, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
commented:
"This is an exciting opportunity for the Company to accelerate
the development of its Nuvec(R) delivery system.
Through our collaboration with Nanomerics we will be gaining
access to scientists and laboratories with considerable expertise
in the field of nanotechnology delivery system development and
testing.
Demonstrating 30-day stability will be a major milestone in
highlighting the potential for Nuvec(R) to be used in a product
and, by securing access to a novel siRNA, the Company will
considerably broaden its data pack showing the versatility and
utility of the Nuvec(R) system.
Phase 1 of this work will run alongside the existing planned in
vitro and in vivo testing of more disperse Nuvec(R) formulations,
further details of which were announced in the Company's interim
results statement on 18 September 2019. Phase 2 will replace the
previously planned efficacy work announced in the interim results.
By working with Nanomerics, the Company will now be able to
undertake two efficacy studies."
Ijeoma Uchegbu, Chief Technology Officer of Nanomerics,
added:
"We are delighted to be working with N4 Pharma and its Nuvec(R)
delivery system. Having reviewed their existing data we can see the
potential of the technology and, together with the Company, have
devised a work programme to advance Nuvec(R) to the next level,
with the aim of truly understanding its capabilities and unlocking
its potential."
Enquiries:
N4 Pharma Plc
Nigel Theobald, CEO Via Scott PR
Allenby Capital Limited Tel: +44(0)203 328 5656
James Reeve/Asha Chotai
Scott PR
Georgia Smith Tel: +44(0)1477 539 539
About N4 Pharma
N4 Pharma is a specialist pharmaceutical company developing a
novel delivery system for vaccines and cancer treatments using its
unique silica nanoparticle delivery system called Nuvec(R).
N4 Pharma's business model is to partner with companies
developing novel antigens for vaccines and cancer treatments to use
Nuvec(R) as the delivery vehicle to get their antigen into cells to
express the protein needed for the required immunity. As these
products progress through pre clinical and clinical programs, N4
Pharma will seek to receive up front payments, milestone payments
and ultimately royalty payments once products reach the market.
About Nanomerics Ltd.
Nanomerics is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the
development of pharmaceutical products with enhanced
bioavailability. Biocompatible polymers are tailored to form
containers that package the drug and carry it across epithelial
barriers to the target site. Nanomerics' proprietary technology is
based on world leading know-how and scientific leadership in
polymeric nanotechnology. The company's MET delivers a step change
in target tissue availability of drugs and biological APIs such as
peptides across a number of epithelial barriers. The founding
scientists Professor Ijeoma F. Uchegbu and Professor Andreas G.
Schätzlein developed the technology at the Universities of
Strathclyde and Glasgow and, latterly at the UCL School of
Pharmacy.
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