Business Wire - September 25, 2006
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Starpharma uses dendrimer nanotechnology to discover, develop and commercialise pharmaceuticals to prevent and treat human illnesses.
Starpharma's lead product is VivaGel(TM), a gel based formulation of a nano-pharmaceutical that is being developed as a vaginal microbicide to protect women from Sexually Transmitted Infections such as HIV and genital herpes. VivaGel(TM) has been successfully trialed under an Investigation New Drug (IND) in a Phase I clinical trial. Another human trial was initiated in August 2006, and further trials under INDs are planned for this year in the US, Africa and Australia.
VivaGel(TM) has been awarded US$20.3 million by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support its development for HIV. A second award has recently been made by the NIH to support the clinical development of VivaGel(TM) for the prevention of genital herpes, understood to be the first microbicide to receive NIH support for this indication. Animal data has also recently identified VivaGel(TM) as being a potent contraceptive. Beyond VivaGel(TM)'s potential line extensions, such as a condom coating and a gel with additional indications, Starpharma's dendrimer technology is also being applied more widely in areas such as ophthalmology, cancer and diagnostics.
Along with the Dow Chemical Company, Starpharma is a significant shareholder in US-based Dendritic Nanotechnologies Inc. (DNT). DNT is commercialising dendrimers for industrial and medical applications and has a growing revenue stream from licensing agreements derived from its extensive intellectual property portfolio.
The company's website is at http://www.starpharma.com.
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SOURCE: Starpharma Holdings Limited
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