Update on 3M collaboration for inhaled INV102 (nadolol)
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ASX / MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
24 September 2014
UPDATE ON INVION and 3M COLLABORATION
FOR INHALED INV102 (NADOLOL)
Invion Limited (ASX: IVX) is pleased to advise the successful completion of Stage 1 feasibility studies in its
collaboration with 3M Drug Delivery Systems for the development of inhaled INV102 (nadolol).
The deliverables from this stage of the project included:
Analytical methods developed and validated to a suitable level for the purposes of toxicology
and clinical supply;
The presentation of solubility and gross compatibility data; and
A recommendation from 3M for proprietary systems to progress into Stage 2: pMDI product
screening
Invion’s agreement with 3M is assessing the feasibility of inhaled versions of its two respiratory drug assets
delivered using 3M’s proprietary pressurized metered dose inhalation (pMDI) technology. It will also
enable manufacture for toxicology, and subsequently phase I studies, under an Invion-sponsored
Investigational New Drug application (IND), with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
INV102 (nadolol) is a beta blocker (beta adrenergic biased ligand) currently used to treat high blood
pressure and migraine. Invion is repurposing this drug as a target therapy for chronic inflammatory
airway diseases.
The Company currently has two phase II clinical programs underway for oral nadolol – a study assessing
the effectiveness of INV102 in assisting smoking cessation of patients with COPD; and the NIMA study of
patients with mild asthma, which is funded by the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID) and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The 3M collaboration is targeted to develop inhaled versions of this drug for cystic fibrosis, asthma and
COPD.
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Dr Mitchell Glass, said:
“We are very pleased with progress towards developing an inhaled version of INV102 (nadolol). This
program, which is supported by data emerging from our current oral dosing phase II clinical trials, is
anticipated to significantly broaden the potential of INV102 (nadolol) as a treatment for chronic
inflammatory airway disease, and establish INV102 as an attractive medical and commercial
proposition.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Managing Director and CEO
Dr Greg Collier
investor@inviongroup.com
MEDIA QUERIES:
Ben Walsh
Buchan Consulting
T: 02 9237 2800 or bwalsh@buchanwe.com.au
Invion Limited ABN 76 094 730 417
GPO Box 1557, Brisbane, QLD, 4001. P +61 7 3295 0500 F +61 7 3295 0599 www.inviongroup.com
ASX / MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
About Invion Limited
Invion is a life sciences company focussed on the development of treatments for major opportunities in
respiratory disease and autoimmune disease. The Group has three drug assets in development, and
three phase II clinical trials, regulated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), currently underway in
the United States. INV102 (nadolol), a beta blocker (beta adrenergic biased ligand) currently used to
treat high blood pressure and migraine, is being repurposed to treat chronic inflammatory airway
diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). INV104 (zafirlukast) is a
leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) that reduces inflammation, constriction of the airways and the
build-up of mucus in the lungs. INV103 (ala-Cpn10) is a modified, naturally occurring human protein
which has been proposed as a founding member of the Resolution Associated Molecular Pattern
(RAMPs) family hypothesised to maintain and restore immune homeostasis. Invion is an ASX listed
company (ASX:IVX) with its clinical headquarters in Delaware, USA.
Invion Limited ABN 76 094 730 417
GPO Box 1557, Brisbane, QLD, 4001. P +61 7 3295 0500 F +61 7 3295 0599 www.inviongroup.com
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