IsomAb Announces Strategic Collaboration With Catalent
IsomAb Ltd, a UK-based biotechnology company developing isoform-specific, disease-modifying antibody treatments for serious and life-threatening diseases, recently announced it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Catalent, Inc.; the leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide. The Master Service Agreement encompasses development of ISM-001 from cell line development through to finished clinical trial product supply; work will be performed in the USA and the EU. IsomAb will retain ongoing decision-making autonomy and full rights to the program throughout the collaboration.
ISM-001 is a first-in-class, therapeutic antibody designed to neutralise the anti-angiogenic VEGF-A splice isoform VEGF-A165b; the first target patient group are those with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease with symptoms of chronic limb-threatening ischemia. ISM-001 has been nominated as the Development Candidate and is being advanced into a program of pre-clinical studies necessary for gaining approval to enter first-in-human clinical trials.
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Jackie Turnbull, CEO of IsomAb Ltd, said “We look forward to working with Catalent, a leading CDMO with premier capabilities in biologics development and manufacturing, on the development of ISM-001. This partnership demonstrates our commitment to a robust manufacturing process that will move our therapeutic program into the clinic as quickly as possible. Catalent’s expertise at integrating end-to-end services through their OneBio offering was a significant factor in our decision to partner with Catalent as we plan for future development of ISM-001.”
David McErlane, Group President of Biologics, added “Catalent is committed to partnering early in the development process with innovative companies like IsomAb. We are excited to work together to develop ISM-001 and are committed to the development and manufacturing of safe, high-quality biologic therapies to provide breakthrough treatment to patients.”
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