Reasons to be cheerful7 Apr 2022 09:34
Micro RX platform with 9 drug candidates in pipeline discovered in 7 years
Extremely strong safety profile of the live biotherapeutics as they are derived from naturally occurring gut bacteria.
Looking more and more likely that 4Ds single strain approach is working on diseases beyond the gut typically targeted by approaches that use multiple strains.
Part B (Phase 2) results from 0518 with Keytruda in kidney cancer patients with no treatment options repeat the success of Part A and offer a strong base to take 0518 into an approval trial.
Blautix ready for P3 and talk of commercial manufacture in a US market conservatively estimated to be worth $2.4bn. Waiting on FDA guidance and strategy update, which could include outlicensing for upfront cash.
Partnerships in place with 2 mega pharmas in MSD and Pfizer and a mid market one Merck Kgaa
Collaborations with top cancer research settings like MD Anderson and Imperial college.
Asthma drug due to be taken into P2 following recent positive results.
Forthcoming trial for Parkinsons with a seat on the science advisory board of Michael J Fox Foundation and partnership with Parkinsons UK. Both collaborations will make patient recruitment a lot easier.
Funding in place until the end of 2022
Incredibly experienced board with heavyweights like Axel Glasmacher and Katrin Rupalla (check out their CVs)
Directors DP and AS own 10% of the company including further investments in the last placing at 110p and Merck own nearly 5%.
Vaccines collaboration with MSD with milestone payments potentially available of up to $1bn
A second generation oncology drug in pre clinical development already recognised for potential to make CAR-T therapies work in solid tumours (holy grail)
Manufacturing capacity in place for commercial production with 7 years worth of accumulated experience and expertise
With 2 partnerships in place with MSD and them owning nearly 5% surely the inevitable will be only a matter of time