1abtik ag opgericht voor medicijn tegen bloedvergiftiging
HÜNENBERG, Zwitserland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Onlangs is 1abtik ag opgericht met als doel een baanbrekende therapie tegen bloedvergiftiging op basis van antistoffen te ontwikkelen. 1abtik begint nu aan de financieringsfase van het proces dat moet leiden tot een nieuw medicijn. Ontwikkelingsactiviteiten variëren van een zoektocht naar belangrijke samenstellingen tot medisch onderzoek.
Bloedvergiftiging is een ziekte die iedereen kan treffen. Het begint vaak met een onopvallende infectie, die vaak door bacteriën wordt veroorkzaakt, maar soms ook door virussen, schimmels of parasieten. Wanneer de ziekte het hele lichaam treft, is de kans op sterven 30 tot 80 procent, afhankelijke van de ernst van de vergiftiging. Ieder jaar komt bloedvergiftiging naar schatting 20 miljoen keer voor. Momenteel bestaan er geen medicijnen die specifiek voor sepsis zijn ontwikkeld.
1abtik ag Founded to Fight Sepsis with Novel Antibody Therapeutics
HÜNENBERG, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The 1abtik ag was recently founded with the sole focus to develop a game-changing antibody-based therapy for sepsis. 1abtik has now entered the financing phase for the drug development process ranging from the identification of lead compounds to running clinical studies including phase 2.
Sepsis is a disease with a confirmed very high unmet medical need that may affect any person. It often starts with unspectacular, mostly bacterial but also viral, fungal or parasite infections. However, it then seizes the entire body with a very high rate of mortality of up to 30% – 80%, depending on the severity. Close to 20mio cases of sepsis are assumed worldwide per year. The average population mortality rate related to this devastating inflammation is about 60-80 per 100’000. Moreover, up to 50% of the survivors suffer from the post-sepsis syndrome (PSS). World-wide, sepsis is one of the most expensive diseases requiring intensive care unit and emergency room settings.
Currently, there are no approved sepsis-specific drugs available.
1abtik now sets out to provide novel, potent antibody drugs required to lead such program to success. 1abtik is uniquely positioned for this purpose by planning to integrate unappreciated latest scientific data and disease target molecules with highest potency, tailor-made antibodies and in-depth know-how in the field. Past efforts to fight sepsis could neither profit from the recent scientific progress nor from the significant further development of high-end therapeutic antibodies.
For more information and details, please check www.1abtik.com and/or address fight.sepsis@1abtik.com
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1abtik ag
Titus Kretzschmar, PhD
Founder and CEO
titus.kretzschmar@1abtik.com