DBP International AB: European patent for Temodex / SI-053 is granted
Double Bond Pharmaceutical International AB (publ) ("DBP" or "The Company", org. No. 556991-6082) has today, February 20, 2020, received information on granting a European patent application concerning the company's front-line product Temodex / SI-053 .
Patent approval provides protection for the technology and the product in 26 European Patent Organization (EPO) countries at least until 2036.
"This is a very important milestone in the development of SI-053 as Europe is an important regulated market where we plan to expand the global commercialization of the product," comments Igor Lokot, CEO of DBP. - We also have other applications pending for other important markets. "
More about Temodex/SI-053: Temodex, which is a locally acting formulation of temozolomide developed by RI PCP in Minsk, Belarus, is registered for marketing as the first-line treatment of glioblastoma within Belarus since 2014. Temodex was acquired by DBP in autumn 2015 and is now being prepared under the name SI-053 to pass through all the tests and trials required for registration within the EU and globally. Video presentation: https://youtu.be/iweOQPq316o
This information is information that Double Bond Pharmaceutical International AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above at February 20, 2020.
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Corporate identity: 556991-6082
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DBP is a pharmaceutical company with the primary focus on development of therapies against cancer based on the company’s own developed drug delivery technology BeloGal®. The company was granted Orphan Drug Designation status by European Medicines Agency (EMA) in June 2015 for its first product, SA-033, for treatment of hepatoblastoma. Double Bond Pharmaceutical acquired rights to Temodex, a drug registered in Belarus for treatment of brain tumours, in October 2015, and was granted Orphan Drug Designation status by EMA for in July 2016 for this formulation of temozolomide for the treatment of glioma. The formulation is now being further developed for registration in EU and globally and has a working name SI-053 in DBP pipeline.