May 28, 2008
PharmaIN and Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute announce
preclinical research collaboration to study new drug combination
to treat diabetes
PharmaIN Corporation and Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute
(PNDRI) announced today that they are collaborating on a project
to evaluate the benefit of combining PharmaIN’s long-acting formulation
of native, human GLP-1 (PGC GLP-1) with sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl
peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor marketed by Merck under the brand
name JANUVIA™.
Feb. 20, 2008
PharmaIN announces award from National Institutes of Health
to formulate potential new therapy to treat serious staphylococcal
infections including MRSA
The multi-year, $400,000 award from NIH will advance early stage
development of the Company's novel formulation of an anti-infective
drug to combat MRSA.
On February 20, 2008, PharmaIN Corporation announced that the Company
received a Notice of Grant Award (NGA) from the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID) in support of the project "Nanocarrier with metal bridge
for affinity based delivery of metal binding peptide." The grant
award is for $400,000 over two years and will support the Company's
research to develop a convenient, single administration therapy
to treat infections caused by the bacteria called Staphylococcus
aureus, especially targeting methicillin-resistant or vancomycin-resistant
strains (commonly called MRSA and VRSA). This award also makes possible
additional support for the project in the form of a $1.2MM phase
2 SBIR award.
Jun. 25, 2007
PharmaIN announces presentation of preclinical, type 1 diabetes
data at 2007 Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes
Association
Preclinical data suggests a long-acting formulation of native, human
GLP-1 can promote the growth of insulin producing cells (beta cells)
in a type 1 diabetes animal model.
Jun. 25, 2007
PharmaIN announces preclinical data on once weekly dosing, long-acting, natural
GLP-1 formulation to treat type 2 diabetes
Preclinical data suggests native, human GLP-1 formulation can be
dosed weekly and impact HbA1c levels dramatically in diabetic rat
model of type 2 diabetes.
Apr. 23, 2007
PharmaIN announces $3 million award
from National Institute of Health
Significant award from NIH will advance Company's development of
its novel therapy to treat type 1 diabetes.
Jan. 08, 2007
PharmaIN adds diabetes expert Riccardo Perfetti, MD, PhD
as new scientific advisor.
Experienced clinical and preclinical diabetes researcher to act in advisory role
as Company plans clinical development for lead product, PGC GLP-1.
Jan. 04, 2007
PharmaIN receives first US patent for drug delivery technology.
First Company patent expands existing intellectual property estate with broad
application toward improving pharmaceutical and
biopharmaceutical products.
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