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Rapidly advancing and proprietary oncology pipeline
consisting of novel monoclonal antibodies, with commercial
rights retained.
These programs represent significant commercial opportunities
and address populations with unmet medical needs. The Company’s
product candidates represent promising and differentiable
new cancer therapies that combine the selectivity of tumor
targeting antibodies with the potency of traditional cancer
therapies:
- Vicinium™ Phase II for the
treatment of bladder cancer
- VB6-845 for the treatment of solid
tumors
Differentiable mechanism and antibody target.
Viventia’s Armed Antibody approach represents a significant
evolution in the field of antibody technology that addresses
key limitations associated with both unarmed and conjugated
antibody approaches. The principal advantages of Viventia’s
platform are:
- Small
antibody fragments facilitate effective tumor penetration
- Payloads
are attached to antibody fragments through recombinant
engineering, providing stable conjugations and limiting
non-specific toxicity
- Tumor-activated
payloads are exceptionally potent and are designed to
specifically activate within the cell and to remain inert
outside the cell
Powerful proprietary platforms generating novel
antibodies and new targets.
Viventia offers a comprehensive, integrated R&D engine,
capable of identifying new targets and developing human
antibodies against those targets.
- Proprietary target discovery platform
successfully applied to identify over 12 novel oncology
drug targets to date
- Human immune response used to generate
highly specific antibody libraries using proprietary Fusogenics
platform
- High content Fusogenic library
screening combines target binding and functional outcome
- Currently focused in oncology,
applicable to other therapeutic categories
Clinical programs target EpCAM, one of the most
frequently and intensely expressed tumor-associated targets
identified to date.
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Well-validated, known expression pattern, yet underdeveloped
as a cell surface target
- Similar
in therapeutic scope and expression profile to EGFR, but
currently devoid of the same competitive pressures
- Market
potential exceeds one million new incident cases annually
Clear patent coverage on compounds; strong overall
intellectual property foundation.
Proven IP strategy for early capture of inventions through
timely drafting, filing and prosecution. Patent areas include:
- Extensive patents covering Viventia’s
products, including composition of matter and use patents
(17 patents issued, 66 pending)
- Leading patent position in discovery
processes, including human-human hybridoma creation for
oncology, Fusogenic library creation and UnLock target
identification
- Additional patents providing
protection around innovations in product engineering,
manufacturing and associated processes (two patents issues,
8 pending)
cGMP facility provides advantages of in-house production.
Viventia’s production facility is predicated on achieving
product development control from bench to bedside and the
realization of quality drug product for the purpose of meeting
pre-clinical and clinical needs.
- Large production infrastructure, including
process development, equipment, utilities and quality
systems that allow a streamlined and flexible approach
to production flowing rapidly from R&D to manufacturing
- Scalable production processes and capabilities
facilitates advancement from the clinic through to the
market
- Flexibility in production shortens
development timelines and saves costs
Highly skilled employees led by an accomplished
management team.
Executive management team has a strong track record of success
focused on product development and achievement. |