LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:XBIO) (“Xenetic” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, research and development of next-generation biologic drugs and novel orphan oncology therapeutics, today provided an update to the progress of its patent portfolio development.
Since 2014, the Company has broadened its patent portfolio geographically, into key markets including areas of Europe, Asia and North America, including the United States. Current patents include the manufacturing and conjugation chemistry of Xenetic’s PolyXen™ platform technology for creating proprietary, next-generation protein therapeutics by attaching polysialic acid (“PSA”), a biodegradable polymer found in living systems, to existing protein or peptide therapeutics, which can improve their pharmacological properties. Xenetic has also successfully obtained patent coverage for its proprietary polysialated protein therapeutics in the United States and globally.
M Scott Maguire, Xenetic’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our focus remains on delivering shareholder value by leveraging our PolyXen platform technology with additional collaborations like our deal with Shire PLC on their SHP656 program, and advancing our lead product in clinical development, XBIO-101, for the treatment of endometrial cancer and triple negative breast cancer. We have worked diligently to continue to build our robust patent estate which includes 200 issued patents in order to provide substantial coverage for potentially safe and well tolerated therapy options for patients across a variety of indications.”
Xenetic’s IP for its PolyXen technology platform provides protection on average into 2027 - 2029.
About PolyXen™
PolyXen™ is a patent-protected platform technology for creating proprietary, next-generation protein therapeutics by attaching polysialic acid (“PSA”), a biodegradable polymer found in living systems, to existing protein or peptide therapeutics, which can improve their pharmacological properties.
Attachment of PSA (“polysialylation”) to a therapeutic increases its apparent size, which reduces systemic clearance rates, while shielding the protein from other degradation pathways. The PolyXen™ platform permits optimization of a target therapeutic’s pharmacological properties, by controlling the amount, size, and sites of attachment of the PSA polymers.
In clinical and preclinical settings, therapeutic proteins polysialylated with the PolyXen™ platform have been shown to have extended circulating half-life, improved thermodynamic stability and resistance to proteases, while retaining pharmacological activity. Numerous human clinical trials to date have shown no evidence of PSA- induced immunogenicity.
About Xenetic Biosciences
Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, research and development of next-generation biologic drugs and novel orphan oncology therapeutics. Xenetic's proprietary drug development platforms include PolyXen™, which enables next-generation biologic drugs by improving their half-life and other pharmacological properties. Xenetic's lead investigational product candidates include oncology therapeutic XBIO-101 (sodium cridanimod) for the treatment of progesterone resistant endometrial cancer (EC), and a polysialylated form of erythropoietin for the treatment of anemia in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease.
