Grant partnership15 Apr 2020 01:17
Tim has already mentioned application for a grant for COVID testing of our compounds, big pharma will also apply for and get a grant, as why wouldn't they.
There is no reason to not piggyback our tyks into their trials using healthy people for ours and infected for theirs, pharma deals are becoming ever more creative and I expect something similar here, heavy back loaded but big near term milestones if ours passes PI. It means we will always be a phase behind, but with a major running the show this will be saving infected people will minimal delay from proving safety in healthy people. I'd imagine these rules to be relaxed based on the vast amounts of pre-clinical work already carried out, I remember Tim mentioning they were preparing a compelling pre-clinical portfolio and this supports their business model of licensing pre-clinical, Tim has also made past comments about, If you've got the right target and molecule you can license anytime.
Things look to be lining up here, albeit a dire global situation to be in, the 10p party will be via an app at this rate.
It's also safe to say that if we don't hear anything this month then we aren't doing anything but our own small time testing on COVID. It's moving fast out there and we will only get more desperate as the deaths continue, that's why I think big pharma will want every viable option covered, our compounds are better pre-clinical, fact, collaborations are growing and Sareum are in the right place, at the right time, with the right compounds.
Good luck for the weeks to come all.