Phico Therapeutics以140万英镑(187万美元)的抗菌治疗项目授予Innovate UK资金
资金将支持铜绿假单胞菌靶向治疗的开发,以应对抗生素耐药性的遗传原因
Phico Therapeutics Ltd,一家生物技术公司开发了一种新颖的平台技术,作为克服抗菌抗性的新一代抗生素的基础,今天宣布已获得大量资金,以支持其静脉注射抗生素SASpject PT3.8的制造开发。英国创新局Innovate UK将提供140万英镑(187万美元)来支持该项目,该项目将与临床试验公司和GE Healthcare合作进行。
Phico正在开发SASPJEDS PT3.8,这是一种用于严重铜绿假单胞菌(铜绿假单胞菌)感染患者的全身治疗的抗菌疗法,其死亡率很高。P. aeruginosa causes a wide range of infections, most frequently in hospitals, and is very difficult to treat, due to the organisms/bacteria’s intrinsic antibiotic resistance mechanisms, including an impermeable cell membrane and efflux pumps, which can remove antibiotics that do enter the cell. As clinical trials are expanded, it is anticipated that the product will also be used in situations where a P. aeruginosa infection is suspected but yet to be confirmed, further extending the market opportunity for SASPject PT3.8.
SASpject PT3.8是使用Phico的Saspject™平台开发的,该平台利用独特的抗菌小酸性孢子蛋白(SASP)来靶向和失活细菌DNA,从而阻止细菌代谢或再生殖。英国创新的资金将用于提高PT3.8的制造业产量。这包括制造15升前GMP批次,用于正式的临床前测试,以及在Phico制造的质量管理系统(QMS)的开发。作为该项目的合作伙伴,临床试验公司正在开发有关实际制造过程的QMS和GE Healthcare。该计划的成本总计为200万英镑(265万美元),其余资金将由Phico的股东提供。
Phico首席执行官Heather Fairhead博士说:“我们的目标是进步抗菌治疗科学,以帮助克服全球细菌抗性问题。来自Innovate UK的非债务资金是对我们平台的重要验证,将使我们能够将铅产品带入人类的测试。”