RE: #HEMO - State of The Nation29 Jun 2023 11:11
CDX
CDX is another therapeutic candidate the Hemo have developed that has the potential to cure or offer better outcomes for those with AML. It was jointly developed with Eli Lilly.
Eli Lilly chose not to ‘go big’ with it back in 2021 so Hemo took the decision to license it solely.
They have been working in the background with a third party, Selexis, to develop this important asset during the year. In January 2022, they entered into a service agreement to develop a "master cell line" that will be used to produce CDX antibodies for future clinical trials and patient treatments. They are utilising Selexis' SUREtechnology Platform™, a suite of cell line development tools and technologies that reduces the time, effort and cost in developing high-performance mammalian cell lines. The platform facilitates the rapid, stable, and importantly cost-effective production of recombinant proteins and vaccines, providing seamless integration of the development continuum from discovery to commercialisation. This is an important step in moving CDX towards clinical trials.
CBR
Hemo continue to develop and progress may their asset with the most potential of them all. It showed outstanding and game-changing results in the lab (In Vitrol) already and this year the plan was to test in on animals (in Vivo).
As announced in January 2023, Hemo scientists identified a target protein that can be incorporated into a single multipurpose CBR-based therapeutic capable of treating multiple viruses that belong to different viral families, instead of having to make a separate CBR construct for every virus. Among them are Dengue, Ebola, Marburg, Zika and Chikungunya. These viruses are among the most dangerous to humans, causing serious and often fatal diseases, and for which few effective treatment options exist.
The Company's technology utilises synthetic biology and artificial intelligence approaches to advance medicine to protect society from future pandemics that may challenge the global economy, health, and national defence. When fully developed, we would be able to create front-line treatments that may prevent the development of the next pandemic. Moreover, these new therapeutic tools can be used to protect against bio-terrorism, potentially rendering a universe of viral bio-weapons ineffective.
We continue to believe that this platform has the capacity to be extremely valuable.
Hemo has stated publicly that their aim is to progress CBR with partners; this candidate has broad potential (Cancers, Viruses etc) and they believe the best way to commercialise it will be to work with a partner or a number of partners. Being purely speculative, it would not surprise me if Hemo entered into a partnership with a big Pharam or even a public body based on what they have previously discussed.
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