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Ondine to present poster at IP2023 meeting, Liverpool
Ondine Biomedical will be presenting new research at the Infection Prevention Society 2023 Conference in Liverpool, UK
Canadian life sciences company Ondine Biomedical Inc. (LON: OBI) will present results from a new in vitro study at the IP2023 Annual Conference taking place in Liverpool from 17-19 October 2023. The study evaluated the efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT, also known as photodisinfection) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria. IP2023 is organized by the Infection Prevention Society and is the largest annual infection prevention conference in the UK and Ireland.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a major public health concern, causing 33,000 deaths in Europe annually.[1] There are widespread multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) infections in Europe, mainly caused by Gram-negative bacteria including Enterobacteriaceae and P. aeruginosa AMR bacteria[2],[3] and Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus spp.[4]
Photodisinfection uses a photosensitizer and a specific wavelength of light to trigger photochemical reactions that produce reactive oxygen species. These reactive oxygen species are lethal to a broad spectrum of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Importantly, photodisinfection does not induce antimicrobial resistance formation.
Photodisinfection is an easy-to-use alternative to topical antibiotics and antifungals because it is highly effective against all types of disease-causing pathogens, inclu8ding MDR and XDR strains.
The poster presentation, "Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Against Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Gram Negative Isolates With Novel Antibiotic Resistance Factors", will be presented at IP2023 between 1:10pm and 2:40pm (BST) on 18 October 2023. A further announcement providing more details of the research will be released by the Company concurrent with the start of the presentation.
Outlook
There is a huge need and growing international support for novel technologies that can address rising rates of AMR, and we are in the unique position of having a simple, cost-effective solution that does not generate resistance.
Our vision, mission, and purpose remain steadfast and clear: to bring photodisinfection to hospitals around the world to better respond to the growing antimicrobial resistance threat. With significant progress through recent and ongoing data delivery, I am excited for the months ahead and confident that we will be successful in the upcoming FDA-related and commercial milestones.
Carolyn Cross
CEO
OBI has huge potential to establish a global brand
so 60p target is not unreasonable - given time
inho - dyor
Target 60p
My personal opinion is that breakeven will happen in 2024
as more hospitals sign up to the program
The Vancouver-based life sciences company, which specialises in photodisinfection therapies reported that revenue increased 63% to CAD428,000, or GBP259,883, in the first half of 2023, from CAD262,000 the year prior.
It said this was due to additional clinical deployments of its Steriwave nasal disinfection technology in Canada, with further plans for hospital deployments later in 2023.
Ondine noted that it has commenced its first UK pilot of Steriwave with the NHS, while it is also seeking approval from the US Food & Drug Administration.
The firm posted a net loss of CAD7.9 million, narrowing from CAD8.6 million a year ago. It said the loss was due to higher clinical and regulatory costs, as well as the expansion of Ondine's commercialisation reach, it said.
Looking ahead, Ondine Chief Executive Carolyn Cross said: "There is a huge need and growing international support for novel technologies that can address rising rates of [antimicrobial resistance], and we are in the unique position of having a simple, cost-effective solution that does not generate resistance.
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Ondine's revolutionary Steriwave photodisinfection treatment kills all types of pathogens - viruses, bacteria, and fungi - without causing resistance and is already in use at a number of hospitals across Canada, including Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and The Ottawa Hospital. In these hospital settings, pre-surgical use of Steriwave has resulted in significant improvement in post-surgical outcomes including lower rates of infection, reduced patient length of stay, fewer readmissions, and lower rates of antibiotic prescribing.[iii],[iv],[v] Recent research conducted at VGH found the SSI mortality rate was cut by 59% among patients who received Steriwave nasal photodisinfection before surgery compared to those who did not.[vi]
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