Arecor Forms Collaboration With Lilly to Develop Advanced Formulations of Protein Therapeutics
CAMBRIDGE, England, December 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Arecor Limited has entered into a collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to assess Arecor's advanced protein formulation technologies for possible use with Lilly's growing pipeline of biological-based drugs. Under this agreement, Arecor will develop stable aqueous or higher concentration formulations of emerging protein and peptide drug candidates developed by Lilly. In addition, Arecor will work with Lilly to potentially offer improved formulations of Lilly's existing therapeutic proteins in several therapeutic areas.
Tom Saylor, CEO of Arecor, stated, "The next generation of protein and peptide therapeutics present significant formulation challenges. Arecor's stabilization tools may enable new products and presentations, which would otherwise not be possible, without additional processing or changes to standard manufacturing practices. Lilly's strong support of innovation and emerging technologies offers Arecor the potential to apply Arecor's broad-ranging expertise in biomolecule stabilization to a leader in pharmaceutical application of the next generation of biologics."
Arecor is a pioneer in the stabilization of biologic molecules, a key challenge in the development of many therapeutic proteins, vaccines and diagnostics. Arecor Limited was established to provide formulation solutions to pharmaceutical and biotech companies developing proteins, vaccines and diagnostics based upon new insights into interactions between proteins and their immediate environment. Proteins and vaccines are often fragile entities, and stability can represent significant constraints in the development of new products and extending the use of existing products. Arecor has developed ArestatTM, a patented set of tools for stabilization which address the main pathways of degradation. As a simple reformulation, ArestatTM can be readily incorporated into standard manufacturing practice, without covalent modification of the biologic and using excipients approved for the route of delivery. Arecor currently has active feasibility programs and licenses with many of the top pharmaceutical and biotech companies on a wide range of proteins and vaccines.
Contact:
Tom Saylor, CEO
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Arecor Limited
2 Cambridge Science Park
Cambridge, UK
http://www.arecor.com