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Development of the first oral disease-modifying treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Project description

Development of therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The mission of PaloBiofarma from Spain is to discover and develop new drugs that modulate adenosine receptors. The company’s PBF-680 compound is a first-in-class oral modifying therapy for respiratory diseases, primarily chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that urgently needs approved treatment to target disease progression. The PBF-680 specifically antagonises the adenosine 1 receptor and was found safe and well-tolerated in phase 1 trials. The compound has shown a reduction in pulmonary symptoms and inflammation in cases of mild-to-moderate asthma in phase 2 trials. The EIC-funded RESPIRE project’s goal is to demonstrate efficacy in the COPD phase 2 trial.

Objective

Palobiofarma is a Spanish biotech company with the ambition to develop new treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases based on adenosine receptor modulation. Our compound PBF-680 is a first-in-class therapy with disease modifying effects in respiratory diseases like COPD. Over 65M
patients suffer from COPD, yet there are no approved therapies that target disease progression. PBF-680 is a unique molecule designed to specifically antagonise the Adenosine 1 Receptor (A1R). it has shown to be safe and well-tolerated in phase 1 trials and demonstrated to reduce pulmonary
symptoms and inflammation in mild-to-moderate asthmatics in phase 2 trials. With funding from the EIC Accelerator, we will demonstrate efficacy in a phase 2 trial in COPD, a market with high unmet medical need. Proven clinical efficacy will be the major milestone to raise 30M (incl 15M EIC
Equity) for a phase 3 trial, followed by an additional fund raising or IPO to independently reach market launch with PBF-680.

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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance

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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2021-ACCELERATOROPEN-01

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Coordinator

PALO BIOFARMA SL
Net EU contribution

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€ 2 476 106,50
Address
PG IND MOCHOLI PZ CEIN 2
31110 Mataro
Spain

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost

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€ 3 537 295,00
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