NetScientific PLC ProAxsis Partnership - US National Jewish Health (7687U)
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NetScientific PLC
27 October 2017
NetScientific plc
("NetScientific" or the "Company" or the "Group")
ProAxsis to initiate clinical trial partnership with National
Jewish Health for its ProteaseTag(R) Technology in Cystic Fibrosis
and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
London, UK - October 27(th) 2017 - NetScientific plc
("NetScientific", AIM:NSCI), the transatlantic healthcare IP
commercialisation group, provides an update on its portfolio
company ProAxsis, which today announces that it has entered into a
clinical trial partnership with National Jewish Health ("NJH"), the
leading respiratory hospital in the United States.
Under the agreement ProAxis and NJH will work together in
validating ProAxsis' ProteaseTag(R) point-of-care technology for
real-time management of small airway inflammation in a spectrum of
respiratory diseases including cystic fibrosis and COPD.
Commenting on the news, Francois Martelet, Chief Executive
Officer of NetScientific and Chairman of ProAxsis, said: "We are
delighted to note this US partnership with National Jewish Health,
one of the world's leading hospitals in respiratory disease. The
partnership brings tremendous resources and expertise and validates
ProAxsis' technology as a potential industry leader for respiratory
diagnostics. Our portfolio company, ProAxsis is very excited to
work closely with NJH as they continue to make commercial
progress."
NetScientific holds a 57% stake on a fully diluted basis in
ProAxsis.
The full text of the announcement from ProAxsis can be found
below.
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For more information, please contact:
NetScientific Tel: +44 (0)20 3514 1800
François R. Martelet,
M.D., CEO
Ian Postlethwaite,
CFO
Consilium Strategic
Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 3709 5700
Mary-Jane Elliott / netscientific@consilium-comms.com
Jessica Hodgson /
Chris Welsh / Laura
Thornton
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Tel: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
Limited (NOMAD and Broker)
Jonathan Senior / David
Arch / Ben Maddison
ProAxsis to test ProteaseTag(R) Technology in Cystic Fibrosis
and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at National Jewish
Health
Date: October 27th, 2017
ProAxsis Limited has contracted with National Jewish Health
(NJH), the leading respiratory hospital in the United States, to
validate ProAxsis Limited's ProteaseTag(R) point-of-care technology
for real-time management of small airway inflammation in a spectrum
of respiratory diseases including Cystic Fibrosis and COPD.
ProAxsis' technology will allow clinicians to measure active
Neutrophil Elastase as a potential predictor of chronic respiratory
disease exacerbations and severity in COPD and cystic fibrosis, and
offers a potential companion diagnostic for disease modifying
agents. COPD affects more than 24 million Americans, and is the
third leading cause of death. National Jewish Health is the #1
ranked Hospital in Respiratory Disease by US News and World Report
2017.
Commenting on the news, Dr David Ribeiro, CEO of ProAxsis, said:
"National Jewish Health is a globally recognised leader in
respiratory care and research, so this agreement brings tremendous
resources and expertise to our effort to bring the ProteaseTag(R)
technology to market in the US."
Any queries concerning ProAxsis' Immunoassay for measuring
active neutrophil elastase, or any requests for support with
measuring other active protease biomarkers using the Company's
proprietary ProteaseTag(R) technology, can be directed to
info@proaxsis.com
About NetScientific
NetScientific is a transatlantic healthcare technology group
with an investment strategy focused on sourcing, funding and
commercialising technologies that significantly improve the health
and well-being of people with chronic diseases. For more
information, please visit the website at www.netscientific.net
About ProAxsis Limited
ProAxsis is developing a range of products for the capture,
detection and measurement of active protease biomarkers of
diseases. Its first immunoassay measures active neutrophil
elastase, a leading indicator of infection and inflammation in
patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) and bronchiectasis, and an important drug target. A
rapid point-of-care test for measuring neutrophil elastase, called
NEATstik(R), was registered with a CE Mark in September 2017. The
laboratory-based immunoassays and point-of-care tests being
developed by ProAxsis incorporate patented ProteaseTags(R); smart
molecules which trap an active protease within a complex biological
sample and enable a visual readout of its presence. ProteaseTags(R)
provide a unique tool to identify and quantify active protease
biomarkers and will assist in the clinical validation of new
therapeutics.
ProAxsis is part of the NetScientific Group and is one of the
Group's core portfolio companies. The company is also supported by
QUBIS, the commercialisation arm of Queens University.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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