Recipharm partners with Aptahem for formulation of Apta-1 drug candidate
Recipharm, the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has partnered with biotechnology company Aptahem, for the formulation of Apta-1 drug candidate. The aptamer-based drug candidate is intended to treat life-threatening condition sepsis, a potentially fatal condition which involves a general inflammatory response, known as systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), caused by an infection. Recipharm, which has extensive experience in pharmaceutical formulation, will develop an injectable formulation for the upcoming Phase 1 study. Anders Högdin, Ph.D.,