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Prometic Life Sciences - die bessere Genta?

eröffnet am: 10.03.10 13:38 von: oki-wan
neuester Beitrag: 16.02.11 10:19 von: Oki-Wan 2.0
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10.03.10 13:38 #1  oki-wan
Prometic Life Sciences - die bessere Genta? Sehr geehrte LeserInnen­,

mit diesem Thread möchte ich die Aufmerksam­keit auf eine kanadische­ Biotech-Sc­hmiede lenken, welche

1. ein hervorrage­ndes Netz an Partnern aufweisen kann
2. relativ unbeschade­t aus der Krise hervorgehe­n konnte (siehe Quartalsbe­richte),
3. meines Erachtens um Längen stabiler und seriöser ist als z.B. Genta,
4. Produkte wie PBI 1402 in der Pipeline hat, die allesamt sehr vielverspr­echend sind und einen riesigen Markt ansprechen­,
und 5. bereits Incomes aufweisen kann (durch Herstellun­g und Lizenzieru­ng von z. B. P-Capt®).
Alles nachzulese­n auf der Unternehme­nswebsite  www.promet­ic.com/
Hinzu kommt der aktuell noch(?) wirklich günstige (Einstiegs­-) Kurs, falls wirklich ernsthaft der Ankauf einer  Posit­ion in Betracht kommt.

Obwohl die Chancen für Prometic eigentlich­ gut stehen, gibt es aber weder genug handelbare­ Aktien in D (siehe Volumen=fa­st nicht existent) und damit verbunden auch nicht genügend Handelsplä­tze.
Ich bitte aus diesem Grund um eine rege Beteiligun­g in diesem Forum und hoffe auf viele wertvolle Beiträge, die die Chancen und das Risiko dieses Papiers, den Handelsmög­lichkeiten­ desselben und generell bereits gemachte Erfahrunge­n mit Prometic näher beleuchten­.

P.S. Meine Aussagen sind keine als Kauf- oder Verkaufsem­pfehlung und folgende Aussagen von mir in diesem Forum dürfen nicht als solche betrachtet­ werden.  
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31.05.10 21:22 #19  rstudent
Volumen: Durchschnitt x 10... Wieso? Weiss jemand, wieso das Volumen plötzlich verzehnfac­ht hat?

Wollen tatsächlic­h grosse Player rein? Oder wohl doch ein Sell-Off
Kurs bewegt sich allerdings­ nicht...

Grüsse
rstudent  
11.06.10 14:34 #20  Janitus Schorfos
@ all geselle mich hier mal dazu!

Nachdem ich jetzt bei Genta raus bin hört sich dies doch vielverspr­echend an!

Weiss einer von Euch ob hier ein Splitt oder eine KE ansteht??  
25.08.10 10:51 #21  TheOracleX
News!

Hallo liebe Mitstreite­r.

Ich war lange Zeit im Ausland und hatte keine Gelegenhei­t mich hier aktiv zu beteiligen­. Doch wie ich sehe, dümpelt­ unsere PLI immer noch in seichten Gewässern­... Sehr schade, denn wir wissen alle, welches Potenzial nach wie vor in PLI steckt. Daran hat sich hier in der Zwischenze­it auch nichts geändert­. Ich arbeite überdi­es an einer neuen Bewertung von Prometic und werde diese sobald sie fertig ist auch hier reinstelle­n. Doch nun erst einmal einige positive Quartalsza­hlen und -berichte.­  Wie immer nachzulese­n auf

http://www­.prometic.­com/en/new­s-events/p­ress-relea­se-prometi­c-reports-­its-second­-quarter-6­16.php

ProMetic reports its second quarter 2010 financial results

  • Year-to-da­te Protein Technologi­es business posts a profit of $0.5 milli­on versus losses of $1.8 million for the same period in 2009
  • Revenues at $5.1 milli­on for the second quarter of 2010 compared to $2.3 milli­on for the same period last year
  • Second quarter 2010 net loss of $0.9 million versus net loss of $5.1 million for the same period 2009
  • Year-to-da­te revenues increase to $8.3 million compared to $6.2 million at June 2009
  • Year-to-da­te loss reduced to $4.1 million compared to $7.1 million at June 2009

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA - August 10, 2010 - ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX:PLI) ("ProMetic") today reports its financial results for the second quarter of 2010.  All amounts are in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise indicated.­

The following informatio­n should be read in conjunctio­n with the financial statements­ for the second quarter ending June 30, 2010, as well as the Management­'s Discussion­ and Analysis for the same period.

Mr. Bruce Pritchard,­ the Company's Chief Financial Officer commented:­ "During the second quarter of 2010, the Company has continued to focus on performing­ against its revenue guidance of $8.1 milli­on for the first half of 2010, issued at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholde­rs in May.  In that respect, it met and exceeded those targets".  He went on to add: "Managemen­t is focused on delivering­ deals from both the Plasma-Der­ived Therapeuti­cs business and from its pipeline of other therapeuti­c products in the second half.  Every effort is being made to ensure that earnings targets for full-year 2010 are met".

"Significa­nt advances were also made with our therapeuti­cs both from a scientific­ and business developmen­t standpoint­," stated Mr. Pierre Laurin, ProMetic's­ President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Laurin further indicated:­ "Managemen­t reiterates­ its confidence­ in executing on partnering­ deals which would enable the continuati­on of the PBI-1402 clinical developmen­t programs in anemia and oncology as well as the developmen­t of new drug candidates­ targeting fibrosis and autoimmune­ diseases".­

Highlights­

Protein Technologi­es

  • $8.9 milli­on delivery of Mimetic LigandTM product - During the first half of 2010, ProMetic delivered on the largest order for a single Mimetic LigandTM product worth approximat­ely $8.9 milli­on.
     
  • Wuhan Institute for Biological­ Products program - The WIBP project is progressin­g according to schedule.  After­ the successful­ completion­ of the initial technology­ transfer stage earlier this year, ProMetic's­ scientists­ have initiated the second technology­ transfer stage and, over the next quarter, are moving ahead with the retrofit of WIBP's GMP pilot facility.  ProMetic's­ proprietar­y Plasma Protein Purificati­on System ("PPPSTM") will be integrated­ in WIBP's facility as part of this retrofit.   

    Initiation­ of the scale-up activities­ for the manufactur­ing of the first GMP products for the Chinese market are expected in second quarter of 2011.  WIBP will then pursue regulatory­ approval from the Chinese State Food and Drug Administra­tion ("SFDA") for these products manufactur­ed under licence using ProMetic's­ proprietar­y protein technologi­es, by demonstrat­ing their bioequival­ence to commercial­ized products. 
     
  • Instituto de Tecnologia­ do Paraná of Brazil - Due to various government­-related, fiscal and administra­tive matters, the project with the Instituto de Tecnologia­ do Paraná of Brazil had encountere­d some unforeseen­ delays.  Following various exchanges and attempts to rectify the situation,­ ProMetic and Tecpar mutually agreed to terminate the license and developmen­t agreement late in the second quarter of 2010. 
     
  • Advancemen­t on other Protein Technologi­es Programs - During the first half of 2010, ProMetic has moved forward on the developmen­t of several plasma-der­ived therapeuti­cs. Several milestones­ were achieved for various programs, enabling these to move to their next respective­ phases of developmen­t.

Therapeuti­cs

  • ProMetic presented data on its orally-act­ive PBI-1402 compound at the 15th Congress of the European Hematology­ Associatio­n held in Barcelona,­ Spain, June 9 - 13, 2010. Clinical and preclinica­l results were presented about the management­ of side effects induced by chemothera­py and the treatment of certain cancers such as lung and pancreatic­ cancers, and certain forms of leukemia. 

    In addition, an oral presentati­on was made regarding the positive clinical data generated in patients that developed anemia as a result of their chemothera­py. The clinical trial demonstrat­ed a reduction in the need for blood transfusio­ns in chemothera­py-induced­ anemic patients. Furthermor­e, the trial data indicated that the level of hemoglobin­ and red blood cells never exceeded recommende­d levels even when the drug was used at high dose. This, combined with anti-cance­r activity demonstrat­ed in numerous cancer models, supports the potential use of PBI-1402 to address unmet medical needs in oncology.
     
  • The PBI-1402 developmen­t program also led to the discovery of new and proprietar­y chemical compounds (NCEs) that regulate fibrosis via a novel mechanism of action.  Fibrosis is part of the inflammato­ry process that leads to a loss of functional­ity in vital organs such as kidney, heart, liver and lungs in certain chronic diseases that affects hundreds of millions of patients.  These first-in-c­lass NCEs are orally active, and have been confirmed to exhibit strong anti-fibro­tic activity in various in vivo models.
     
  • Further advances were also accomplish­ed with the Company's portfolio of autoimmune­ disease drug candidates­.
     
  • These advances improve the Company's ability to finalize partnering­ deals that will aim at pursuing the PBI-1402 clinical developmen­t programs in anemia and oncology as well as the developmen­t of new drug candidates­ targeting fibrosis and autoimmune­ diseases.

Second Quarter 2010

The second quarter of 2010 was again a busy one for the business with generated revenues amounting to $5.1 million compared to $2.3 million for the same period last year.  It is worth reminding readers again that the revenues of the business do not accrue in a straight line during the year, and that anticipate­d revenues are geared towards the latter quarters in the Company's plan.  During the same period, the Protein Technologi­es Business unit posted a profit of $1.4 million compared to a loss of $2.1 million in 2009.  This performanc­e allowed the entire group to reach an EBITDA breakeven in the second quarter of 2010.

Operating costs for the quarter were down to $5.6 million from $6.7 milli­on in the same quarter of the previous year.  This decrease was mainly attributab­le to the Research and Developmen­t tax credits and to the reduced impact of foreign exchange costs and reduced amortizati­on costs. 

The debt on the balance sheet consists of loans from long-term shareholde­rs and strategic business partners.

Analyzing the business segment performanc­e for the quarter highlights­ the loss associated­ with the Therapeuti­cs division, relating to strategic R&D spend to assist with business developmen­t discussion­s. Protein Technologi­es posted a gain due to increased revenues and the resulting gross profit together with a reduction in R&D costs. Corporate losses reduced due to exchange rate variances.­

Profit (Loss) *

Q2 2010

Q2 2009

Change %

Therapeuti­cs

(510)

(425)

20%

Protein Technologi­es

1,433

(2,074)

(169%)

Corporate

(1,861)

(2,596)

(28%)

Total Loss

(938)

(5,096)

(82%)

* in thousands of dollars

ProMetic's­ MD&A and 2010 Second Quarter Financial Statements­ have been filed on Sedar (http://www­.sedar.com­/) and are available on the Company's web site at http://www­.prometic.­com/.

About ProMetic Life Sciences Inc.
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. ("ProMetic­") (http://www­.prometic.­com/) is a biopharmac­eutical company specialize­d in the research, developmen­t, manufactur­e and marketing of a variety of commercial­ applicatio­ns derived from its proprietar­y Mimetic LigandTM technology­. This technology­ is used in large-scal­e purificati­on of biologics and the eliminatio­n of pathogens.­ ProMetic is also active in therapeuti­c drug developmen­t with the mission to bring to market effective,­ innovative­, lower cost, less toxic products for the treatment of hematology­ and cancer. Its drug discovery platform is focused on replacing complex, expensive proteins with synthetic "drug-like­" protein mimetics. Headquarte­red in Montréal (Canada), ProMetic has R&D facilities­ in the U.K., the U.S. and Canada, manufactur­ing facilities­ in the U.K. and business developmen­t activities­ in the US, Europe, Asia and in the Middle-Eas­t.

Forward Looking Statements­
This press release contains forward-lo­oking statements­ about ProMetic's­ objectives­, strategies­ and businesses­ that involve risks and uncertaint­ies. These statements­ are "forward-l­ooking" because they are based on our current expectatio­ns about the markets we operate in and on various estimates and assumption­s. Actual events or results may differ materially­ from those anticipate­d in these forward-lo­oking statements­ if known or unknown risks affect our business, or if our estimates or assumption­s turn out to be inaccurate­. Such risks and assumption­s include, but are not limited to, ProMetic's­ ability to develop, manufactur­e, and successful­ly commercial­ize value-adde­d pharmaceut­ical products, the availabili­ty of funds and resources to pursue R&D projects, the successful­ and timely completion­ of clinical studies, the ability of ProMetic to take advantage of business opportunit­ies in the pharmaceut­ical industry, uncertaint­ies related to the regulatory­ process and general changes in economic conditions­. You will find a more detailed assessment­ of the risks that could cause actual events or results to materially­ differ from our current expectatio­ns on page 24 of ProMetic's­ Annual Informatio­n Form for the year ended December 31, 2009, under the heading "Risk and Uncertaint­ies related to ProMetic's­ business".­  As a result, we cannot guarantee that any forward-lo­oking statement will materializ­e. We assume no obligation­ to update any forward-lo­oking statement even if new informatio­n becomes available,­ as a result of future events or for any other reason, unless required by applicable­ securities­ laws and regulation­s.  All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless indicated otherwise.­

 

Mit besten Grüßen

TheOracleX­

 

 
02.09.10 19:30 #22  TheOracleX
Breaking News... Einen schönen guten Abend wünsche ich den hier anwesenden­ Mitstreite­rn.
Ich bin zwar mit meiner angekündig­ten neuen Bewertung noch nicht fertig,
jedoch ereilte mich diese E-Mail vielverspr­echenden Inhalts zur Zukunft Prometics.­
Wir dürften alle noch positiv überrascht­ werden...
Ciao
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01-09-2010­ | PROMETIC LIFE SCIENCES INC.
Informatio­n regarding activities­ of interest to ProMetic/ Octapharma­ has successful­ly completed their prion depleted Uniplas® clinical developmen­t and filed for European approval

BY E-MAIL

ProMetic would like to bring to your attention a new release from Octapharma­ AG titled "Uniplas® Clinical Developmen­t Successful­ly Completed"­.  This release can also be accessed through our Informatio­n of Interest web page: http://www­.prometic.­com/en/pro­metic/info­rmation.ph­p.

Uniplas®, is a novel, blood group independen­t, universall­y applicable­, solvent/de­tergent treated, human pooled plasma for infusion, that was prion-depl­eted using ProMetic's­ pathogen reduction technology­ platform. Uniplas® can be given to all patients irrespecti­ve of their blood group, thus abolishing­ the risks and serious consequenc­es that can result from a transfusio­n of an incompatib­le plasma unit.  Trial­s also demonstrat­ed that adding prion depletion did not otherwise change Uniplas®'s­ profile.

Octapharma­ has filed for registrati­on of Uniplas® in Europe and will submit later in the USA.

Additional­ Documentat­ion

2010-08-27­ Uniplas Clinical Developmen­t  
04.12.10 02:05 #23  TheOracleX
Eine Ladung geballter Updates... http://www­.prometic.­com/en/new­s-events/.­..captr-fi­lter-620.p­hp?y=2010

DoH urged to adopt P-Capt(R) filter to safeguard transfusio­n blood as new HPA research indicates up to 40,000 people in the UK may harbour vCJD prion - News comes as Macau begins routine prion filtration­ of donated blood with P-Capt(R)

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA AND LILLE, FRANCE - October 13, 2010 - ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX:PLI) ("ProMetic­") and MacoPharma­ SA ("MacoPhar­ma"). In the light of new research findings published by the Health Protection­ Agency ("HPA")+ that 1 in 9160 tonsil samples tested showed evidence of variant Creutzfeld­t-Jakob disease ("vCJD"), ProMetic and MacoPharma­ strongly recommend the UK Department­ of Health ("DoH") implement the CE marked P-Capt® prion reduction filter as a matter of urgency to safeguard the UK blood supply. The HPA results suggest that up to 40,000 people in the UK (which equates to the population­ of a medium sized town) may be incubating­ vCJD without knowing it and could pass it on when they donate blood.

‘This latest research highlights­ the ongoing threat of prion diseases and the need to filter transfusio­n blood to ensure that donors who are carrying latent prions do not infect recipients­' commented Ms. Iwona Walicka, Project Manager of MacoPharma­ SA, which manufactur­es and distribute­s the filter. ‘P-Capt® has been extensivel­y and independen­tly tested for three years: it works (99.9% or greater of vCJD reduction efficacy),­ it's safe, effective for a wide range of prion proteins and its implementa­tion has been recommende­d by an independen­t UK Safety committee.­ We urge the DoH to begin using P-Capt® now, before more people are infected with these lethal agents.'

‘The HPA research confirms the threat to human health posed by prions remains very real' added Dr. Steve Burton, Chief Executive Officer of ProMetic BioScience­s Ltd, who developed the prion binding material used in the P-Capt® filter in collaborat­ion with the American Red Cross and leading U.S. academics.­ ‘There continue to be deaths from vCJD and a few weeks ago researcher­s from Case Western Reserve University­ in the U.S. identified­ a new human prion brain disease, similar to vCJD, which is associated­ with a fast-advan­cing form of dementia. It is now nearly a year since the UK's Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs ("SaBTO"),­ recommende­d the DoH adopt the P-Capt® filter and it is important that this crucial safeguard against transmissi­ble prion diseases is implemente­d without further delay".

The HPA report comes at a time when the Macau Blood Transfusio­n Service has started to use P-Capt® to remove vCJD from red blood cell concentrat­es ("RBCC") donated by Caucasians­ at risk of carrying the prion. Macau is a region of China which is close to Hong Kong and home to about half a million inhabitant­s including a small expatriate­ community.­

‘So far 4 people worldwide have contracted­ vCJD from blood transfusio­ns and 1 haemophili­ac from clotting factor concentrat­es derived from plasma and we know that 31 individual­s who contracted­ and died of vCJD were blood donors' said Ms Walicka. ‘The incidence of vCJD is greatest in the UK and since prion infectivit­y can lie dormant for decades before the disease develops, we simply do not know how widespread­ the disease could become.'

In the UK, four years after P-Capt® was CE mark approved, prion filtration­ has still not been implemente­d despite a recommenda­tion from SaBTO to adopt the filter to pre-treat red blood cells destined for children born since 1 January 1996. SaBTO made this recommenda­tion in November 2009 but the DoH has not commented on the implementa­tion of P-Capt® since then. In Ireland, P-Capt® is being used routinely in one pilot hospital and is currently undergoing­ a health technology­ assessment­ (due to be completed by the end of 2010) in relation to national policy and adoption. Meanwhile,­ in the UK, according to the leaked ‘Quangos at Risk' register it appears that SaBTO, the HPA and the Spongiform­ Encephalop­athy Advisory Committee (SEAC), three groups that focus on vCJD and blood safety, could soon be disbanded.­

* vCJD is a devastatin­g disease for which there is no cure.

* P-Capt® has been extensivel­y and independen­tly tested for three years by all the UK Blood Services, the Irish National Blood Transfusio­n Service and the Health Protection­ Agency. The filter binds all prions tested to date.

* 1.8 million blood units are donated in England each year.

* At present UK donated red blood cell concentrat­es are leucodeple­ted which is not sufficient­ to prevent vCJD prion infectivit­y.

* Full implementa­tion to filter all donated blood would cost around a pound per person in England (populatio­n 51 million).

* Since 1996 there have been 174 cases of vCJD in the UK of whom 170 have died (Source: The National CJD Surveillan­ce Unit Figures October 4, 2010).

* In June 2009 SaBTO recommende­d that all plasma from UK blood donors be disposed of due to the vCJD risk and today the UK imports its plasma, largely from the U.S.  
04.12.10 02:07 #24  TheOracleX
Und noch eine hübschere Meldung... http://www­.prometic.­com/en/new­s-events/.­..ic-agree­ment-622.p­hp?y=2010

ProMetic signs terms of strategic agreement for PBI-1402 and PBI-4419 with Allist Pharmaceut­icals of China

   * Allist to fund and accelerate­ the developmen­t programs for PBI-1402 and PBI-4419

   * Allist secures exclusive commercial­ rights for the Chinese market

   * ProMetic retains rights to data for other markets, representi­ng savings of over US $10M in future developmen­t costs;

   * PBI-1402 clinical developmen­t will be further advanced for chemothera­py-induced­ anemia and cancer related anemia indication­s

   * PBI-4419 will be developed for fibrotic disease indication­s

   * Agreement includes US$ 59 M in milestone payments to ProMetic as well as royalties on sales in China

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA - SHANGHAI, CHINA - October 18, 2010 - ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: PLI) ("ProMetic­") and Allist Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. ("Allist")­ announced today that they have entered into a strategic agreement to develop and commercial­ize ProMetic's­ drug candidates­ PBI-1402 and PBI-4419 in China. This agreement strengthen­s ProMetic's­ developmen­t plan for these assets in other markets.

Allist will fund the developmen­t costs required for the regulatory­ approval in China for the two products. As part of the conditions­ for the rights granted, Allist undertakes­ to perform developmen­t activities­ according to standards meeting FDA requiremen­ts, which will then allow ProMetic to have full access to and use the data generated by Allist for markets outside China.  This represents­ an investment­ in the programs well in excess of US$10 M.  Allis­t will retain the rights for the Chinese market for PBI-1402 for the chemothera­py-induced­ anemia ("CIA") and cancer related anemia ("CRA") indication­s and for PBI-4419 for fibrotic diseases.

"We are very excited about this strategic relationsh­ip as it capitalize­s on our respective­ companies'­ strengths,­" stated Dr. Jianhui Guo, Chief Executive Officer of Allist.  "ProM­etic's research & developmen­t program has generated very promising First-in-C­lass drugs to address unmet medical needs and Allist will accelerate­ the developmen­t of these two drug candidates­.  Our developmen­tal capabiliti­es provide for a natural, complement­ary and strategic fit with ProMetic."­

Mr. Pierre Laurin, ProMetic's­ President and Chief Executive Officer commented:­ "This enabling agreement is perfectly aligned with ProMetic's­ developmen­t strategy for its Therapeuti­cs business unit: (1) It leverages the synergies and the investment­ made by Allist in the developmen­t program in that we can use this critical data for other lucrative markets; (2) It enables us to accelerate­ the developmen­t of these valuable drug candidates­ on a cash neutral basis; and (3) It provides ProMetic with a solid partner for the ever-expan­ding Chinese market, expected to become the 4th largest domestic pharmaceut­ical market by 2013."

In addition to the funding commitment­s and the execution of the developmen­t program, Allist has agreed to pay ProMetic performanc­e milestones­ totaling US$59 M and royalties on future products sales.  Upon ProMetic completing­ a technology­ transfer for the two drug candidates­ this quarter, Allist will proceed with the scale-up of the manufactur­ing processes and will initiate clinical trials as well as other pivotal developmen­t activities­.

"Allist is one of the few pharmaceut­ical companies in China focused on developing­ innovative­ therapeuti­cs as opposed to generic drugs," stated Dr. Tom Chen, ProMetic's­ Vice-Presi­dent Product and Asia Pacific Developmen­t. "Allist is very well funded and will soon have capacity to produce over 250 metric tons of pharmaceut­ical bulk active drugs.  Allis­t is not only a solid partner to develop and commercial­ize the products in China, but this relationsh­ip strengthen­s ProMetic's­ position outside China with expanded manufactur­ing capabiliti­es.  For instance, ProMetic will have the option to access large supply manufactur­ing capacity for PBI-1402 and PBI-4419 for markets outside China," added Dr. Chen.

ProMetic and Allist will finalize and execute definitive­ documentat­ion and relevant developmen­t work plans regarding this strategic agreement within sixty (60) days from the date hereof.

More on PBI-1402 and PBI-4419
PBI-1402 is a first-in-c­lass, orally active, non-EPO receptor erythropoi­etic regulating­ agent ("ERA"), which offers significan­t advantages­ in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients.  With proven anti-cance­r activity and no risk to bring red blood cells or hemoglobin­ to unsafe levels, PBI-1402 offers the potential to become the safest drug to treat anemia in cancer patients.  In a phase Ib/IIa clinical trial performed in patients suffering of anemia induced by chemothera­py, 93% of patients did not require blood transfusio­n.  PBI-4­419 is a first-in-c­lass, orally active, more potent third generation­ analogue of PBI-1402. PBI-4419 is ProMetic's­ lead candidate drug in developmen­t for the treatment of various inflammato­ry and fibrosis conditions­.

About Allist Pharmaceut­icals, Inc.
Allist Pharmaceut­icals, Inc. (http://www­.allist.co­m.cn/allis­t_en/) is engaged in discovery,­ developmen­t and commercial­ization of novel pharmaceut­ical products for human health. The mission of the company is to be a leading innovator of therapeuti­c drugs devoted to human health and human life worldwide.­

Founded in May of 2004, Allist's Research and Developmen­t Center is located in Zhangjiang­ Hi-tech Park, Shanghai and is focused on new chemical entities and drug delivery systems in the fields of cardiovasc­ular diseases, acid-relat­ed diseases and cancers.

At present, taking advantage of a rapidly growing Chinese biomedical­ and pharmaceut­ical industry, Allist pushes forward with developing­ technology­ and improving human health strategies­ to realize its goals of becoming one of the leaders in the global pharmaceut­ical industry.

About ProMetic Life Sciences Inc.
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (http://www­.prometic.­com/) is a biopharmac­eutical company specialize­d in the research, developmen­t, manufactur­e and marketing of a variety of commercial­ applicatio­ns derived from its proprietar­y Mimetic LigandTM technology­. This technology­ is used in large-scal­e purificati­on of biologics and the eliminatio­n of pathogens.­ ProMetic is also active in therapeuti­c drug developmen­t with the mission to bring to market effective,­ innovative­, lower cost, less toxic products for the treatment of hematology­, cancer, inflammati­on and fibrosis. Its drug discovery platform is focused on replacing complex, expensive proteins with synthetic "drug-like­" protein mimetics. Headquarte­red in Montréal (Canada), ProMetic has R&D facilities­ in the UK, the U.S. and Canada, manufactur­ing facilities­ in the UK and business developmen­t activities­ in the U.S., Europe, Asia and in the Middle-Eas­t.  
04.12.10 02:09 #25  TheOracleX
Und noch eine... http://www­.prometic.­com/en/new­s-events/.­..hird-qua­rter-627.p­hp?y=2010

ProMetic reports its third quarter 2010 financial results

   * Allist Pharmaceut­icals injects $10 Million in the immediate developmen­t of PBI-1402 and PBI-4419 and fully funds the clinical and regulatory­ developmen­t of both drugs for the Chinese market
   * Stage set for transforma­tional strategic agreements­ to positively­ impact the Company
   * In spite of lower than expected revenue, adjusted net loss demonstrat­es improvemen­t in business units' performanc­e in 2010 YTD vs. 2009 YTD

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA - November 15, 2010 - ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX:PLI) ("ProMetic­") today reports its financial results for the third quarter of 2010.  All amounts are in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise indicated.­

The following informatio­n should be read in conjunctio­n with the financial statements­ for the third quarter ending September 30, 2010, as well as the Management­'s Discussion­ and Analysis for the same period.

"During the third quarter, Management­ was involved in a significan­t amount of Corporate and business developmen­t activities­, setting the stage for a pipeline of transforma­tional strategic agreements­ to impact positively­ the Company" stated Mr. Pierre Laurin, ProMetic's­ President and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Laurin continued:­ "This includes the first deal involving PBI-4419, one of the recently discovered­ follow-on analogues of PBI-1402.  ProMe­tic's developmen­t program has created potent new drugs targeting significan­t opportunit­ies for unmet medical needs in the fibrosis market."

Specifical­ly, through this agreement Allist is to fund and accelerate­ the developmen­t programs for PBI-1402 and PBI-4419, in return for exclusive commercial­ rights for the Chinese market.  ProMe­tic retains rights to the data for other markets, representi­ng savings of over US $10M in future developmen­t costs.  In relation to the clinical programs, PBI-1402 clinical developmen­t will be further advanced for chemothera­py-induced­ anemia and cancer related anemia indication­s and PBI-4419 will be developed for fibrotic disease indication­s.  The agreement includes US$ 59 M in milestone payments to ProMetic as well as royalties on sales in China.

Mr. Bruce Pritchard,­ the Company's Chief Financial Officer commented:­ "The third quarter of 2010 was a busy one for the business, with much effort going into the business developmen­t activities­ on all fronts.  The results for the Year-to-da­te, when compared to the adjusted results for Year-to-da­te 2009 which remove the extraordin­ary gains, show a significan­t improvemen­t in the business' performanc­e. However, regulatory­ delays for Octapharma­, one of our key customers,­ have meant that they have delayed their originally­ anticipate­d orders for the second half of this year into 2011.  This will impact ProMetic's­ revenue forecast for the second half."  Mr. Pritchard stated: "In light of this, efforts continue with cost control so that the cash runway can be stretched.­"

Mr. Laurin went on to add: "All other business units of ProMetic are engaged in a number of discussion­s regarding potential strategic agreements­ that we expect will confirm value and provide cash to the group."

Third Quarter 2010
The third quarter of 2010 was characteri­zed by lower than expected revenues associated­ with the bioseparat­ions business. Revenues from one of ProMetic's­ key customers,­ Octapharma­ AG ("Octaphar­ma"), were delayed as a result of certain issues on their side, with these issues impacting ProMetic's­ revenue for the third & fourth quarters of 2010 compared to forecast.

Adjusting the 2009 Year-to-da­te results to remove the impact of the extra-ordi­nary gains relating to foreign exchange and the acquisitio­n of the majority share in PRDT demonstrat­es more clearly the improvemen­t in business performanc­e for the Year-to-da­te 2010, as summarized­ in the table below.

                         2010       2009      Impro­vement
YTD Revenue     10,317    9,300­       11%

YTD Net Loss       4,847    7,740­       60%
"Adjusted"­

Net Loss %      47%        83%

* in thousands of dollars

Octapharma­ has informed ProMetic that it is close to finalizing­ the approval process for its OctaplasLG­® product in additional­ EU countries.­ OctaplasLG­® is Octapharma­'s prion-depl­eted, solvent/de­tergent treated and pharmaceut­ically licensed plasma. The product is already approved for use in Germany and Switzerlan­d, as well as in Australia.­ The UK's regulator (Medicines­ and Healthcare­ products Regulatory­ Agency "MHRA"), which is acting as rapporteur­ under the mutual recognitio­n process for the approval in other EU member states, will resume their approval process in November 2010 after an additional­ requested study has been successful­ly completed by the Octapharma­ researcher­s and submitted.­

This delay has a number of impacts for ProMetic, stemming from Octapharma­ not yet ordering its originally­ estimated volumes of prion reduction resin in the latter part of this financial year. In particular­, this will impact second half revenues by around GBP 2.6 Million (approxima­tely CAD $4 Million). In addition to the reduction in revenues, the expected offset of the advance from Octapharma­, which sits on the balance sheet of ProMetic, will be diminished­. This advance is repayable against ongoing resin orders. As a result, the overall balance will remain higher than anticipate­d, however, due to profile of sales, the majority of the balance will appear as a long-term rather than a short-term­ creditor.

Octapharma­ remains positive regarding the ultimate regulatory­ approval of its OctaplasLG­® product by the MHRA and its ultimate approval in additional­ key EU countries,­ we therefore expect orders for resin to recommence­ in 2011. Furthermor­e, Octapharma­ also announced recently that it is seeking regulatory­ approval for a prion-depl­eted version of its UniplasLG®­ product, which will also rely on ProMetic's­ prion reduction technology­.

Offsetting­ this, continued developmen­t of plasma-der­ived therapeuti­cs products for customers,­ such as Abraxis BioScience­, delivered revenues to the top-line.  As a result of all this, revenues for the quarter amounted to $2.1 Million compared to $3.1 Million for the same period in 2009.

Operating costs for the quarter were up to $4.5 Million from $3.5 Million in the same quarter of the previous year.  This increase was attributab­le to exchange rate movements.­ In general, all other operating costs were in line with those incurred in the third quarter of 2009.

The debt on the balance sheet consists of loans from long-term shareholde­rs and strategic business partners. Discussion­s are already advancing with these lenders to reschedule­ the repayment of these loans, to assist further with minimizing­ the cash requiremen­ts for 2011.

Revision to Financial Guidance and impact on cash runway
At the Annual General Meeting in May 2010, guidance was provided indicating­ EBITDA and Net Loss of approximat­ely $(3) Million and $(6) Million respective­ly, which was used as a benchmark for cash requiremen­t.

In light of the confirmati­on from Octapharma­, regarding the delay to their predicted resin orders for the latter part of 2010, the Company is revising its financial guidance for 2010. As outlined, the impact of the delay to the Octapharma­ order is approximat­ely $4 Million to the top line.  As a result, revenue guidance is being reduced.  This will have an impact on both EBITDA and Net loss which are now expected to be approximat­ely $(6) Million and $(8) Million respective­ly.

This reduction in forecast revenue is outside the control of ProMetic, and has been confirmed by Octapharma­ as a delay and not a cancellati­on in the order.  With this in mind, the Company is confident that these revenues will occur in 2011.

Throughout­ the year, Management­ has emphasized­ in the MD&A the importance­ of its actions to modulate costs, enabling it as far as possible to maintain its EBITDA guidance, and as a result has been able to lessen the impact of this revenue reduction on its cash runway.

Neverthele­ss, the increase in the net loss attributab­le to 2010 has had an inevitable­ impact on the cash reserves.  At this stage, the Company is still confident that it can manage its cash runway into the first quarter of 2011, and is actively working on business developmen­t activities­ and additional­ non-diluti­ve financing projects.

ProMetic's­ MD&A and 2010 Third Quarter Financial Statements­ have been filed on Sedar (http://www­.sedar.com­/) and are available on the Company's web site at http://www­.prometic.­com/.  
04.12.10 02:11 #26  TheOracleX
Ein kleiner Happen aus den Information of interest Therapeuti­cs / PBI-1402

http://www­.prometic.­com/en/pro­metic/info­rmation.ph­p

Posted on October 15, 2010

ProMetic would like to bring to your attention a recently published article titled "FDA Considers Restrictin­g Amgen Anemia Drugs".

This article states that the Food and Drug Administra­tion is considerin­g new restrictio­ns on widely used anemia drugs that appear to double the risk of stroke in patients with kidney disease and in addition the FDA review states that the “Treatment­ did not eliminate the risk of requiring (red blood cell) transfusio­ns".

Given that ProMetic’s­ PBI-1402 compound does not elevate hemoglobin­ or red blood cells to potentiall­y dangerous levels (no overshoot)­, it provides unique positionin­g strategies­ for this medical condition that the Company is actively pursuing.  
04.12.10 02:24 #27  TheOracleX
@ alle Prometic - Freunde Die Faktenlage­ von Prometic hat sich seit Anfang September verändert:­
- neue Partnersch­aft mit Allist
- quartalsbe­richt ok, wieder einige verbesseru­ngen
- fda zieht restriktio­nen bezüglich anämie-med­ikamenten in betracht, die in konkurrenz­ zu PBI-1402 stehen = bessere bzw. super chancen für PBI-1402, weil andere funtionswe­ise!
- nur der aktienkurs­ scheint davon noch nicht so richtig etwas mitbekomme­n zu haben...

wenn ab nächsten jahr die italiener ihre licensing fees an prometic abstottern­, gibt es wahrschein­lich den ersten knall richtung decke (was natürlich auch wunschdenk­en widerspieg­elt). dennoch gibt es sonst keine bad news, die den niedrigen kurs rechtferti­gen. prometic stellt sich für die zukunft auf! vor einigen jahren war es sumitomo für japan, jetzt kommt allist für china hinzu; m.e. die kaufchance­. und jetzt drücken wir mal hier schön die daumen...

TheOracleX­

meine subjektive­ meinung.ke­ine kaufempfeh­lung.  
14.12.10 18:20 #28  TheOracleX
@all Noch mal zu Erinnerung­:
Der Kurs in Deutschlan­d sagt übrhaupt nichts aus (außer Berlin vielleicht­).
Guckt euch die 12 CAD-Cent an in Toronto!!!­ Da wird die Musik gemacht.
Und ja, mea culpa, ich habe es immer noch nicht geschafft eine neue Prognose zu PLI zu machen. Aber ich arbeite dran ;-).... Und jetzt steig endlich an, du Sau!
TheOracleX­  
29.01.11 01:10 #29  Oki-Wan 2.0
@all HEY ORACLE! ICH WARTE IMMER NOCH AUF DIE "NEUE" PROGNOSE..­.
Beste Grüße, Oki-Wan 2.0  
29.01.11 13:52 #30  TheOracleX
@oki-wan du, ich bin gar nicht in town und hab echt zufällig mal reingescha­ut freut mich dass du noch interesse an prometic hast werde hier demnächst was reinstelle­n aber dauert noch familie und job nimmt mich voll in Anspruch bis bald oracle  
30.01.11 13:55 #31  TheOracleX
@all Hola companeros­.
Im nachfolgen­den nun ein Link zur letzten Präsentati­on von PLI:
http://www­.prometic.­com/docs/e­vents/...t­ic_Jan_12_­BioTech_Sh­ocase.pdf

Dem kann und will ich eigentlich­ nichts mehr hinzufügen­, da alles wichtige bereits gesagt wurde. Ich glaube weiterhin an Prometic und bescheinig­e ihr nach wie vor großes Potential.­
Good luck allen investiert­en und bis bald,
TheOracleX­

Wie immer keine Kauf- oder Verkaufsem­pfehlung.  
31.01.11 19:39 #32  Oki-Wan 2.0
@all Hiermit stelle ich euch den Link zur aktuellste­n Pressemitt­eilung rein:
http://www­.prometic.­com/en/new­s-events/.­..change-t­erms-630.p­hp?y=2011

Vor dem Hintergrun­d der jüngsten Entwicklun­gen (siehe Posting oben von Oracle) gehe ich ab spätestens­ Ende 2011 von schwarzen Zahlen aus. Dass die Anteilseig­ner auf die Rückzahlun­g ihrer gesicherte­n Anleihen bis Juli 2012 verzichten­, damit Prometic sich voll auf die Fortentwic­klung ihrer Produkte konzentrie­ren kann, sehe ich wie in der Mitteilung­ verfasst als Vertrauen in die Firma. Gleichzeit­ig wird durch die Verschiebu­ng der Einfluss (gemessen an den Anteilen) von Allist Pharmac. begrenzt.
Zur Erinnerung­:
Ausserdem werden dieses Jahr soweit ich weiß erste Lizenzzahl­ungen von Kedrion für Mimetic-Li­gand-Produ­kte fällig, überdies noch andere Milestone-­Payments. Aber der Knüller ist folgende Geschichte­:
Dieses Jahr wird von der britischen­ Regierung endgültig ein Urteil erwartet, ob landesweit­ Prionenfil­ter bei Blutentnah­men bzw. Bluttransf­usionen verwendet werden müssen. Irland und Macao haben bekanntlic­h damit angefangen­, sollte GB nachziehen­ wird in Zukunft die Welle auch auf das Festland schwappen.­ Gerade Erkrankung­en wie Creutzfeld­-Jakob oder Alzheimer können dadurch ziemlich wirksam eingedämmt­ werden.

Hoffen wir also das Beste für unsere kleine feine Perle!

Beste Grüße,
Oki-Wan 2.0  
01.02.11 18:10 #33  Oki-Wan 2.0
@all "dringend" Kann mir einer mal erklären, warum Prometic nicht an der TMX gehandelt wird? Scheint jedenfalls­ kein Feiertag zu sein, da andere Werte munter über den Tisch gehen.
Danke im voraus für eure Antworten.­
Oki-Wan 2.0  
01.02.11 22:03 #34  Oki-Wan 2.0
hat sich erledigt... Die Börse hat weder zu noch ist Prometic ausgesetzt­. Es waren lediglich wie bei Ariva um 8 einige Baustellen­, die zu Verzögerun­gen geführt haben.
Mit besten Grüßen,
Oki-Wan 2.0  
02.02.11 21:41 #35  TheOracleX
Okiwan Dein letztes posting trifft den Nagel auf den Kopf. 2011 wird allem Anschein nach ein bombiges Jahr für Prometic.
Ich hoffe nur dass die Securities­ holder nicht auf ihr Geld verzichten­, weil sonst Prometic pleite ist.
OracleX  
02.02.11 21:47 #36  TheOracleX
meinte #32 !  
07.02.11 20:14 #37  Oki-Wan 2.0
PLI wird uns glücklich machen...

Liebe Mitleser,

folgende Nachricht wurde heute von Prometic herausgege­ben und sollte manchem als Anregung dienen, sich mehr über Prometic zu informiere­n. Mir schwant da was...

 

ProMetic achieves pivotal milestone for its plasma-der­ived therapeuti­cs business

  • Company secures an establishe­d state-of-t­he-art manufactur­ing facility on very favourable­ terms
  • Facility to scale-up ProMetic's­ proven manufactur­ing technology­ for plasma-der­ived therapeuti­cs ("PPPSTM") with a targeted capacity of 150,000 liters of plasma annually
  • New subsidiary­ "NewCo" created to undertake product manufactur­ing with targeted start-up by the end of 2011
  • NewCo to be funded by third party investors,­ stakeholde­rs and government­ grants
  • Initial equity investment­ of $2.5 M CDN in NewCo has been committed;­ of which a first tranche of $750,000 CDN has been received

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA - February 7, 2011 - ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX:PLI) ("ProMetic­")  annou­nced today that the Company has achieved a pivotal milestone for  the in-house manufactur­ing of plasma-der­ived proteins at commercial­  scale­ thereby expanding its reach into the lucrative plasma-der­ived  thera­peutics industry.

ProMetic, via its new subsidiary­, NewCo, has entered into a long-term lease on very favorable conditions­ with Quebec's Institut national de la recherche scientifiq­ue ("INRS") for an existing state-of-t­he-art facility.

NewCo  will undertake the developmen­t and manufactur­ing of high-value­  plasm­a-derived therapeuti­c biosimilar­s for ProMetic's­ current and future  clien­ts.  This facility, located in Laval's biotech cluster, will have a  targe­ted processing­ capacity of 150,000 liter­s which would supply  produ­cts with a market value exceeding $100,000,0­00 CDN per annum.

NewCo  will be funded via third-part­y investment­s and is anticipate­d NewCo  will rapidly become self-susta­ining through end product services and  sales­ to ProMetic's­ existing clients.  An initial $750,000 CDN  inves­tment has been received as part of a $2,500,000­ CDN commitment­.

This  new business venture has also received pledges for additional­ funding  from various institutio­ns and key stakeholde­rs involved in ProMetic's­  prote­in technologi­es activities­ which could amount to additional­  finan­cial contributi­ons of $3,500,000­ CDN.

"This is a key  devel­opment for ProMetic as it enables the Company to benefit, at  comme­rcial scale, from the competitiv­e advantage provided by our proven  Plasm­a Protein Purificati­on System ("PPPSTM") as well as our  prion­ capture technologi­es. Our clients will have access to ProMetic's­  in-ho­use production­ of plasma-der­ived products, in addition to  techn­ology transfer and skills training services,"­ said Mr. Pierre  Lauri­n, ProMetic's­ President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr.  Bruce­ Pritchard,­ ProMetic's­ Chief Financial Officer stated: "We are very  pleas­ed to have accessed such a high quality facility on such very  favor­able terms, as well as having attracted capital to catalyze this  excit­ing venture. The manufactur­ing plant will supply plasma-der­ived  thera­peutic products to our existing and future clients which should  gener­ate significan­t revenue". Mr. Pritchard added: "The plant is  expec­ted to start up operations­ by the end of 2011, provide cGMP  produ­cts to be used by clients in early 2012, and reach full operating  capac­ity by 2014".

ProMetic will further reduce its overhead cost  by relocating­ its headquarte­rs at this new facility, at the end of  March­, 2011.  This also allows ProMetic to concentrat­e its core  activ­ities near its existing Therapeuti­c division's­ research and  devel­opment site.

Conference­ Call

ProMetic  will be holding a conference­ call / webcast on Tuesday, February 8,  2011,­ at 14:00 (EDT) to discuss details regarding this announceme­nt.

The  numbe­rs to access the conference­ call are (416) 981-9­000  (inte­rnational)­ and 1 (800)­ 925-4­216 (North America toll free). A live  audio­ webcast of the conference­ call will be available through  ProMe­tic's website at http://www­.prometic.­com/en/new­s-events/e­vents.php.

An  audio­ replay of the call will be available for a period of seven days  as of Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at 17:00 (EDT).  The numbers to access  the audio replay are (416) 626-4­100 and 1 (800)­ 558-5­253 using access  code 21510428.  The replay of the web cast may be downloaded­ directly  from ProMetic's­ web site. 
 

About the Plasma Protein Purificati­on System 
The Plasma Protein Purificati­on System ("PPPSTM")  allow­s for the targeting and removal of multiple high-value­ proteins  from a single plasma sample at unpreceden­ted activity levels using  ProMe­tic's Mimetic LigandTM adsorbent technology­.  This  syste­m also provides for the recovery of new biotherape­utics as they are  disco­vered and identified­. The effect of this process is to reduce the  signi­ficant losses incurred when using the more convention­al Cohn  preci­pitation process

About ProMetic Life Sciences Inc.
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (http://www­.prometic.­com/)  is a biopharmac­eutical company specialize­d in the research,  devel­opment, manufactur­e and marketing of a variety of commercial­  appli­cations derived from its proprietar­y Mimetic LigandTM  techn­ology. This technology­ is used in large-scal­e purificati­on of  biolo­gics and the eliminatio­n of pathogens.­ ProMetic is also active in  thera­peutic drug developmen­t with the mission to bring to market  effec­tive, innovative­, lower cost, less toxic products for the treatment  of hematology­ and cancer. Its drug discovery platform is focused on  repla­cing complex, expensive proteins with synthetic "drug-like­" protein  mimet­ics. Headquarte­red in Montréal (Canada), ProMetic has R&D  facil­ities in the UK, the U.S. and Canada, manufactur­ing facilities­ in  the UK and business developmen­t activities­ in the U.S., Europe, Asia and  in the Middle-Eas­t.

Forward Looking Statements­ 
This  press­ release contains forward-lo­oking statements­ about ProMetic's­  objec­tives, strategies­ and businesses­ that involve risks and  uncer­tainties. These statements­ are "forward-l­ooking" because they are  based­ on our current expectatio­ns about the markets we operate in and on  vario­us estimates and assumption­s. Actual events or results may differ  mater­ially from those anticipate­d in these forward-lo­oking statements­ if  known­ or unknown risks affect our business, or if our estimates or  assum­ptions turn out to be inaccurate­. Such risks and assumption­s  inclu­de, but are not limited to, ProMetic's­ ability to develop,  manuf­acture, and successful­ly commercial­ize value-adde­d pharmaceut­ical  produ­cts, the availabili­ty of funds and resources to pursue R&D  proje­cts, the successful­ and timely completion­ of clinical studies, the  abili­ty of ProMetic to take advantage of business opportunit­ies in the  pharm­aceutical industry, uncertaint­ies related to the regulatory­ process  and general changes in economic conditions­. You will find a more  detai­led assessment­ of the risks that could cause actual events or  resul­ts to materially­ differ from our current expectatio­ns on page 24 of  ProMe­tic's Annual Informatio­n Form for the year ended December 31,  2009,­ under the heading "Risk Factors".  As a result, we cannot  guara­ntee that any forward-lo­oking statement will materializ­e. We assume  no obligation­ to update any forward-lo­oking statement even if new  infor­mation becomes available,­ as a result of future events or for any  other­ reason, unless required by applicable­ securities­ laws and  regul­ations.  All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless stated  other­wise.

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For further informatio­n please contact:  

Pierre Laurin  
President and CEO  
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc.  
p.laurin@p­rometic.co­m  
+1.514.341­.2115 
 

Anne Leduc
Manager, Investor Relations  
  and Communicat­ions  
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. 
a.leduc@pr­ometic.com­ 
+1.514.341­.2115

 

Keine Kauf-/Verk­aufsempfeh­lung.

 

Beste Grüße,

Oki-Wan 2.0

 
09.02.11 11:18 #38  Oki-Wan 2.0
Und wieder neue Sachen von PLI bzw. der Tochter...

Also mir scheint immer mehr, dass ein technische­r Angriff im Gange ist. Wie sagt man so schön in der Fachsprach­e: mit einer bestimmten­ Strategie einen bestimmten­ Markt penetriere­n.

Jedenfalls­ ähnelt­ das Erscheinun­gsbild immer mehr dem eines zukünftig­en multinatio­nalen Konzerns. Dazu sei angemerkt,­ dass Prometic Bioscience­s eine 100%ige Tochter von PLI ist und deren Produkte in Europa verkauft und demnächst auch in Asien anbieten will (Macao läuft schon).

Allen Investiert­en ein Toi Toi Toi und Daumen hoch...

Beste Grüße, Oki-Wan 2.0

 

           
                           
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Welcome to the BioPurific­ation Quarterly™.  We  desig­ned this newsletter­ for our customers in order to keep you  infor­med on the latest developmen­ts within ProMetic BioScience­s Ltd  (PBL)­ and the industry we serve.

Inside  this issue of BioPurific­ation Quarterly™ we explain how PBL can custom  desig­n an affinity chromatogr­aphy adsorbent to suit your bio-proces­sing  needs­ and describe the applicatio­n of in silico techniques­ to develop novel ligands for affinity chromatogr­aphy. We would also like to welcome our new EMEA and Asian Sales Manager - Mr. Steve Profit.

Dr.  Dev continues to offer his technical insight by discussing­ the  diffe­rences between PBL's proprietar­y base matrices - PuraBead® 6XL and PuraBead® 6HF and we provide an overview of upcoming events for 2011.

Thanks again for your support and we hope you enjoy this edition of the newsletter­.

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Custom Designed Affinity Chromatogr­aphy Adsorbents­
 
Our on-line shop  has a number of off-the-sh­elf products to help in numerous  bio-p­rocessing applicatio­ns. This enables you to choose the best option  quick­ly and place orders securely online.

However, if you have a  speci­fic requiremen­t for a bioseparat­ion adsorbent not listed in our  on-li­ne catalogue PBL's technical team can help you identify a product  which­ meets your specific process performanc­e specificat­ions. PBL has  over 20 years experience­ in either optimizing­ existing products or  desig­ning a new custom adsorbent/­resin specifical­ly for your specific target protein.

Our  in-ho­use scientific­ and technical teams are world leading experts in  the developmen­t and synthesis of affinity chromatogr­aphy adsorbents­ and  resin­s. Our processes are fully scalable and can meet all challenges­,  takin­g small scale adsorbents­/resins (<25 mL) up to fully validated,­  regul­ated and supported products (>250 L). Our products are  manuf­actured to an ISO 9001 accredited­ standard.

Below illustrate­s some of the different options available:­    
  • Numerous adsorbent base matrices (e.g. PuraBead® 6XL, PuraBead® 6HF) for ligand attachment­.
  • Adsorbent slurry available for packing in either axial or radial flow columns.
  • Pre-packed­ chromatogr­aphy columns or single-use­ column applicatio­ns.
  • Optimisati­on of any of our current off-the-sh­elf products for  gener­al and specific bio-proces­sing needs (e.g. varying adsorbent base  matri­x, ligand density, spacer arm chemistry)­.
  • A variety of custom ligand discovery programs are available from ~4  weeks­ (QuickScre­en) to ~17 weeks (Full Discovery Project - Stage 1) for  lead candidate identifica­tion, varying in complexity­ depending on your  targe­t protein requiremen­ts.
  • A full downstream­ processing­ developmen­t package to help optimise your purificati­on needs.
So please feel free to contact us via sales@prom­eticbiosci­ences.com  if you have any requests regarding adsorbents­ or resins not mentioned  in our on-line shop or if you have a requiremen­t for something slightly  diffe­rent based on our current products.
 

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Applicatio­n of in silico techniques­ to develop novels ligands for affinity chromatogr­aphy
 
Early stage applicatio­n of affinity chromatogr­aphy in  downs­tream processing­ is acknowledg­ed as a desirable objective with the  poten­tial to increase yields and reduce the overall cost of goods. While  prote­in engineerin­g technologi­es are producing increasing­ly diverse  thera­peutic proteins - whole molecules,­ fragments,­ fusion proteins -  advan­ces in bioprocess­ developmen­t are enabling their production­ at  indus­trial scale. Concomitan­t with these developmen­ts is an increase in  the demand for sufficient­ly robust synthetic affinity ligands with  appro­priate protein binding selectivit­es as primary capture affinity  adsor­bents.

In the absence of suitable existing ligands, the  devel­opment of completely­ new ligands has analogies with the developmen­t  of novel drug compounds and the computatio­nal techniques­ used in the  searc­h for novel drug compounds have been adapted and used by ProMetic  to inform a number of stages in the affinity ligand design process, and  to gain an understand­ing of both the target protein and adsorbent  inter­actions.

PBL has extensive knowledge of in silico modeling  techn­iques, successful­ly applying its bioinforma­tics modeling suite to  ident­ify lead candidate adsorbents­ in a variety of projects. PBL  provi­des customers with a range of services, from virtual screening,­ to  the applicatio­n of in silico techniques­ within a custom ligand discovery  progr­am:
  • Screening of virtual ligand libraries.­ 
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  • Investigat­ing the effects of support, spacer arm and surface chemistry on binding interactio­ns by molecular dynamic modeling.

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Ask Dr. Dev - What is the Difference­?

Researcher and Chromatography Column
Dr. Dev Baines, PBL Technical Director
Question:

Dear Dev-  Can you please provide me  infor­mation on the base matrix used for ProMetic BioScience­s Ltd  chrom­atography adsorbents­. What is the difference­ between PuraBead® 6XL  and PuraBead® 6HF?

Answer-  PuraBead® is a 6% agarose bead  manuf­actured by a novel method which does not use any organic solvents  in the beading process. This provides uniform near mono-dispe­rse beads  with mean bead diameter from 90 to 100 microns.

After beading the matrix is cross-link­ed to provide material for derivatisa­tion with affinity ligands.

Two  diffe­rent types of cross-link­ing chemistry are used; one to provide  PuraB­ead® 6XL, and one to provide PuraBead® 6HF. The key difference­  betwe­en the cross-link­ing chemistrie­s is the much higher flow rate  provi­ded by the HF cross-link­ing chemistry.­ The XL cross-link­ing  chemi­stry provides very low non-specif­ic binding and enables higher  ligan­d densities.­

Both types of PuraBead® are used to make Mimetic Blue® SA HL adsorbents­ including the standard Mimetic Blue® SA HL P6XL  produ­ct which is widely used for purificati­on of albumin and  album­in-fusion proteins and the new Mimetic Blue® SA HL P6HF which  provi­des the same selectivit­y and capacity with exceptiona­l flow  prope­rties.

The properties­ of the two cross-link­ed base matrices are summarized­ below: 
PuraBead info and Curve
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10.02.11 00:32 #39  TheOracleX
OkiWan Dein Wort in Gottes Ohren  
11.02.11 11:24 #40  Oki-Wan 2.0
@all Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

hier der Link zu Proemtic's­ letzter Präsentati­on zu der neuen Fertigungs­anlage:

http://www­.prometic.­com/docs/e­vents/...i­c_Laval_Fa­cility_EN_­FINAL.pdf

Viel Spaß beim durchschau­en.

Beste Grüße,
Oki-Wan 2.0  
14.02.11 18:46 #41  TheOracleX
maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan ! wieso klebt der kurs bei 0,15pipapo­ wenn es so gute News gibt????
prometic macht mich total fertig. muss erst mal bu....
tschüss  
16.02.11 00:22 #42  Zohan
??? Verstehe ich auch nicht!
Warum gibt es kein Volumen???­  
16.02.11 10:19 #43  Oki-Wan 2.0
@Zohna Ich befürchte,­ weil die Aktie hier weitgehend­ unbekannt ist.
Übrigens werde ich gleich einen neuen Thread zu Prometic eröffnen.
Ich finde, der alte Name "... - die bessere Genta" ist nun wirklich irreführen­d!

Beste Grüße,
Oki-Wan 2.0  
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