LEO Pharma A/S indlicenserer lovende ny lægemiddelkandidat fra JW Pharmaceutical til oral behandling af atopiske dermatitis
24.8.2018 10:23:30 CEST | LEO Pharma | Pressemeddelelse
Seoul, Korea og Ballerup, Danmark, den 24. august 2018 - JW Pharmaceutical ("JWP") og LEO Pharma A/S ("LEO Pharma") meddelte i dag, at de har underskrevet en global licensaftale omkring JWPs nye lægemiddelkandidat til atopisk dermatitis, JW1601. LEO Pharma, en global leder inden for medicinsk dermatologi, vil få enerettigheder til at udvikle og kommercialisere JW1601 globalt med undtagelse af Korea, hvor JWP opretholder sin eksklusivitet.
JWP modtager 17 mio. USD som forhåndsbetaling og trinvise udviklings- og salgsmilestonebetalinger i en sum på op til 385 mio. USD. I alt vil JWP modtage op til US $ 402 millioner. Udover milepælsbetalingerne vil JWP modtage op til tocifret royalty baseret på nettoomsætningen.
JW1601 er en innovativ lægemiddelkandidat udviklet af JWPs forsknings- og udviklingsdatterselskab C&C Research Laboratories. I maj 2017 erhvervede JWP de globale eksklusive rettigheder til at udvikle og kommercialisere JW1601 og planlægger at indsende Investigational New Drug-ansøgning (IND) til klinisk fase 1 inden for dette år.
JW1601 har en dobbelt virkningsmekanisme, der blokerer aktivering og migration af immuncellerne, der forårsager atopisk dermatitis ved selektivt at virke på histamin H4-receptoren og hæmme histamin-signalering, der forårsager kløe. Lægemidlet forventes at vise god effekt, fordi den har både har anti-kløe og anti-inflammatorisk virkning. Stoffet forventes også at demonstrere en god sikkerhedsprofil på grund af dens høje selektivitet overfor H4-receptoren.
"Vi ser et stort behov for at finde sikre og effektive orale behandlinger til personer med atopisk dermatitis. Det er derfor med stor glæde, at indgår denne aftale med JW Pharmaceutical omkring deres nye atopiske dermatitis-lægemiddelkandidat JW1601. På LEO Pharma søger vi løbende at udvide vores pipeline med nye innovative lægemiddelkandidater, altid med det ultimative mål at bringe livsforbedrende lægemidler til de mange patienter, vi hjælper. JW1601 passer perfekt ind i vores eksisterende pipeline, der blandt andet rummer biologiske lægemidler i fase III (Tralokinumab) og fase I (LP0145) og vores topikale Delgocitinib, der i øjeblikket i fase II ", siger Kim Kjoeller, Executive Vice President, Global R&D, LEO Pharma.
Kyoung June Lee, Executive Vice President, Chief of Drug Discovery Center udtalte; "Vi finder det meget positivt, at LEO Pharma, en global leder inden for medicinsk dermatologi, anerkender værdien af JW1601. Vi har stor tillid til en vellykket udvikling og global kommercialisering af JW1601, og vi ser LEO Pharma som den rigtige partner for dette projekt. Hos JWP vil vi gøre vores bedste, så de andre innovative nye lægemiddelkandidater under udvikling hos JWP også kommer til at vise konkrete resultater. "
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ABOUT JW PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
JW Pharmaceutical Corporation has been leading Korean medicine and medical supplies market over its 70 years of history. The company focuses on the field of research and development of anti-cancer drug and etc.; manufacture and sales of hospital fluid, antibiotic and other ethical pharmaceuticals.
JW Pharmaceutical Corporation was founded in 1945, and is listed on the Korea Exchange Market under the symbol "001060 ".
More information is available at http://www.jw-pharma.co.kr/pharma/en/main.jsp.
ABOUT LEO PHARMA
LEO Pharma helps people achieve healthy skin. By offering care solutions to patients in more than 130 countries globally, LEO Pharma supports people in managing their skin conditions. Founded in 1908 and owned by the LEO Foundation, the healthcare company has devoted decades of research and development to delivering products and solutions to people with skin conditions. LEO Pharma is headquartered in Denmark and employs around 5,200 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.leo-pharma.com or follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/leo-pharma.
ABOUT JW1601
JW1601 is an orally available histamine H4 receptor inverse agonist with anti-pruritic and anti-inflammatory dual effect. It shows anti-chemotactic activity in eosinophil shape change and therapeutic effect in spontaneous NC/Nga AD model. JW1601 is currently conducting pre-clinical toxicity study and looking for phase 1 IND submission in 2018 in Korea.
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