INTRACT PHARMA

Bio-Thera Solutions and Intract Pharma Enter Global Collaboration and License Agreement for Soteria® and Phloral® Drug Delivery Technologies to Enable Development of Oral Antibody Medicines

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. (688177.SH, Bio-Thera) and Intract Pharma (Intract) announced a global collaboration and licensing agreement that gives Bio-Thera access to Intracts Soteria and Phloral drug delivery technologies to develop novel oral monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments for chronic gastrointestinal (GI) inflammatory diseases.

Key Points: 
  • Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. (688177.SH, Bio-Thera) and Intract Pharma (Intract) announced a global collaboration and licensing agreement that gives Bio-Thera access to Intracts Soteria and Phloral drug delivery technologies to develop novel oral monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments for chronic gastrointestinal (GI) inflammatory diseases.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, Intract has granted Bio-Thera a worldwide license to Intracts oral biologics drug delivery platform for a single undisclosed mAb product.
  • Intract will receive an undisclosed upfront payment, with potential development and commercial milestone payments along with royalties on product sales.
  • Intracts oral biologics delivery platform includes Soteria a technology which protects proteins such as mAbs from degradation in the intestinal lumen.