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PARTNERS AND LICENSEES |
The
Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal,
Canada
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals has signed a Research Collaboration
and Licensing Agreement with The Research Institute of McGill University
Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, Canada, to advance its promising
pipeline into clinical trial status and develop new innovative drug
candidates.
During the initial
phase of the agreement, RI-MUHC will continue the previous studies led
by Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos, at Georgetown University, who is now
the Director of The Research Institute at McGill University Health Centre.
Under the Samaritan agreement, RI-MUHC will continue to develop the
drug pipeline which was originally developed in the Georgetown University/Samaritan
collaboration, and in addition, take potential new drug candidates through
the discovery process. Once drug candidates, derived from the collaborative
research, are clinically-validated and deemed to hold promise, Samaritan
Therapeutics will continue to develop the drug candidate in Canada,
while Samaritan Pharmaceuticals will focus on the drug candidate's process
through regulatory agencies and its commercialization.
Dr. Janet Greeson,
CEO of Samaritan Pharmaceuticals stated, "McGill University Health
Centre is extremely impressive. We look forward to continuing our relationship
with Dr. Papadopoulos, Dr. Lecanu and the rest of the scientists that
have transferred to McGill. As patents expire and industry innovation
declines, we feel this strategic alliance will help us to keep our pipeline
fresh and stay ahead of the curve, in addition to the financial benefits
we hope to receive by accomplishing research in Canada."
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Pharmplaz, Ltd., Athlone,
Ireland
On March 28, 2007, Samaritan and Pharmaplaz announced they have a collaboration
to develop and commercialize SP-01A, an "oral" HIV entry inhibitor,
which has demonstrated safety and efficacy in Phase II human clinical
trials. Under the terms of the agreement, Pharmaplaz is required to pay
Samaritan $10 million upfront. The first payment of $1.4 million was received
on March 28, 2007, and the remaining $8.6 million is required to be paid
on September 16, 2007. Pharmaplaz will be responsible for clinical development,
clinical trial costs and manufacturing. Upon successful commercialization,
Samaritan and Pharmaplaz will co-market SP-01A and will share 50-50, in
its revenue royalty stream. Samaritan is responsible for all patent expenses,
including filing, prosecution, and enforcement expenses.
Pharmaplaz is a
fully integrated pharmaceutical company located in Athlone, Ireland.
Pharmaplaz develops patented pharmaceutical technologies and products,
and has expertise in initial research, process development, clinical
trials, regulatory submissions and product manufacturing. Pharmaplaz,
in addition, offers facilities for the development of products and processes
in life sciences, and can also provide additional support with government
grant aid and regulatory affairs.
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Shire
Pharmaceuticals, Basingstoke,
UK
On March 1, 2007, Samaritan executed a two-year exclusive licensing deal
with Shire Pharmaceuticals for the marketing of Elaprase in Greece and
Cyprus. The product shall be supplied on a named patient basis until the
conclusion of the negotiations relating to the pricing and reimbursement
of Elaprase in the territories with the relevant regulatory authorities.
Founded in 1986,
Shire is a global specialty pharmaceutical company marketing products
to defined customer groups (specialist doctors). Sales and marketing
is a core Shire competence, where effective targeting of prescribers
allows maximization of sales by a relatively small but high quality
sales force.
Shire's strategic
goal is to become the leading specialty pharmaceutical company that
focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses
its business on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
human genetic therapies (HGT), gastrointestinal (GI) and renal diseases.
The structure is sufficiently flexible to allow Shire to target new
therapeutic areas to the extent opportunities arise through acquisitions.
Shire believes that a carefully selected portfolio of products with
a strategically aligned and relatively small-scale sales force will
deliver strong results. Shire's in-licensing, merger and acquisition
efforts are focused on products in niche markets with strong intellectual
property protection either in the US or Europe.
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Fusion
Capital, Chicago, IL
Fusion Capital is an innovative, broad-based investment fund offering
a wide range of investment products, from special situation financing
to long-term strategic capital. Fusion is dedicated to meeting the business
needs of its partner companies.
Fusion Capital invests
in publicly traded companies who demonstrate a clear business vision
and the ability to execute on this vision; making investments of between
$5 to $50 million in each partner company.
Fusion's knowledge,
experience and responsiveness allow us to structure innovative and creative
investments that align our interests with those of our partner companies.
We believe that making mutually beneficial investments leads to long-term
profitable relationships.
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Molteni Pharmaceuticals, Florence,
Italy
On January 1, 2007, Samaritan executed a four-year (with two-year automatic
renewals) exclusive licensing agreement with Molteni Farmaceutici for
the marketing of Mepivamol, Methadone, Morphine Sulphate, Naloxone, Naltrexone,
and Oramorph in Greece and Cyprus.
Molteni is rich
in history with over a century of experience beginning with the opening
of its manufacturing facility at the Molteni Pharmacy Laboratory located
in the historic center of Florence, Italy. The strategic therapeutic
areas on which Molteni makes an effort for trading new alliances are
concentrated on Analgesia, Anesthesia and Drug Addition Therapy.
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Siraeo,
Ltd., Kent, UK
On December 28, 2006, Samaritan signed a ten-year (with three-year automatic
renewals) exclusive licensing agreement with Siraeo, Ltd for the marketing
of Infasurf in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Albania, Egypt and Syria.
Infasurf is an approved FDA prescription product owned by Ony, Inc. and
marketed by Forest Laboratories in the US. |
Metastatin
Pharmaceuticals, Bethesda, MD
On March 1, 2007, Samaritan announced that we had completed our acquisition
of Metastatin Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in
the development of cytostatic and anti-metastatic therapies for the
management of cancer. As part of the acquisition of Metastatin, Samaritan
acquired the following patent rights:
| Patent
No. |
Description |
08/400,084
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Methods and
Compositions for Inhibiting Metastasis of Epithelial Cell-Derived
Cancers (US) |
122266
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Method and
a Kit for Determining Metastatic Potential of a Tumor of Epithelial
Cell Origin (Israel) |
08/486,203 |
Determining
Evasiveness of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma (US) |
08/658,796 |
Methods and
Compositions for Inhibiting Metastasis of Epithelial Cell-Derived
Cancer (US) |
08/966,196 |
Kit for Identifying
Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN) (US) |
09/512,385 |
Uteroglobin
Therapy for Epithelial Cell Cancer (US) |
09/556,468
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Non-Steroidal
Anti-Inflammatory Agent Therapy for Epithelial Cell Cancer (US)
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09/556,467 |
Uteroglobin
Gene Therapy for Epithelial Cell Cancer (US) |
09/433,092
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Pharmaceutical
Compositions, Methods and Kits for Treatment and Diagnosis of Breast
Cancer (US) |
08/987,502 |
Methods for
Inhibiting Metastasis (US) |
08/987,505
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Pharmaceutical
Compositions, Methods and Kits for Treatment and Diagnosis of Lung
Cancer (US) |
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Three
Rivers Pharmaceuticals, Cranberry Township, PA
On December 12, 2005, Samaritan signed a ten-year (with five-year automatic
renewals) exclusive licensing agreement with Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. for the marketing of Amphocil, a prescription drug in Greece; authorization
is pending for Cyprus.
Established in 2000,
Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals(R) devotes its efforts and resources to
developing, manufacturing, and marketing pharmaceutical therapies which
are indicated for diseases/medical conditions requiring specialized
treatment. Currently, Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals markets prescription
drugs in both the U.S. and internationally, in the therapeutic categories
of antiviral and antifungal agents.
Three Rivers has
continued to expand its product line into the branded market with the
acquisition of AMPHOTEC/AMPHOCIL(R) in May of 2005. This product is
currently being marketed in over 40 countries worldwide.
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Samaritan
Europe, Athens, Greece
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals became a global organization after creating
and implementing Samaritan Pharmaceuticals Europe as a marketing and
distribution arm in Greece, Eastern Europe and the MIddle East. Samaritan
Europe is strategically headquartered in Athens, Greece thus providing
access to the following markets; Poland, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania,
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, F.Y.R.O.M., Albania,
Greece, Turkey, Egypt Syria and Cyprus.
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main focus of Samaritan Europe includes: |
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- To-date
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals Europe has In-licensed 9 revenue producing,
branded, prescription drugs;
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Shire's
Elaprase®
- Three
River's Amphocil®
- Ony's
Infasurf®
- Molteni's
Oramorph®
- Molteni's
Morphine Sulphate®
- Molteni's
Methadone HCL®
- Molteni's
Naloxone Molteni®
- Molteni's
Naltrexone HCL®
- Molteni's
Mepivamol®
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- European
Clinical Trials and Regulatory Approval
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Samaritan
Europe will be responsible for clinical trials and regulatory
approval of all drug candidates in Europe as a whole, with
a focus on low-cost clinical trials in southeast Europe, Asia,
Africa and other countries.
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Samaritan
Europe's first task will be to initiate Samaritan's latest
stage HIV drug through European clinical trials and regulatory
approval with the FDA's European counterpart, the European
Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA).
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Samaritan
Ireland, Athlone, Ireland
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Ireland manages the manufacturing of Samaritan
Pharmaceuticals drugs. Currently, Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Ireland
works with Pharmaplaz on the manufacturing of SP-01A. This creates a
virtual in-house facility eliminating the hiring of contract manufacturers,
and savings as much as $500,000 per drug. Attractive tax breaks have
turned Ireland into a major drug manufacturing center, with 13 of the
top 15 drug makers now in Ireland.
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals,
Ireland is also currently trying to create relationships with Irish
universities to conduct preclinical research.
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| Samaritan
Therapeutics, Montreal,
Canada
Samaritan Therapeutics, Inc. is a Canadian company based in Montreal,
Canada, that performs its scientific research and development in Canada.
Samaritan Therapeutics has a research and development collaboration with
The Research Institute of McGill University Health Center to develop new
and improved innovative drugs to relieve the suffering of patients with
Alzheimer's, Cancer, Heart disease, and Infectious disease.
Samaritan
Therapeutics, Canada, announced on July 25, 2007 that it signed a Research
Collaboration and Licensing Agreement with The Research Institute of McGill
University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, Canada, to advance its
promising pipeline into clinical trial status and develop new innovative
drug candidates.
During
the initial phase of the agreement, RI-MUHC will continue the previous
studies led by Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos, at Georgetown University, who
is now the Director of The Research Institute at McGill University Health
Centre. Under the Samaritan agreement, RI-MUHC will continue to develop
the drug pipeline which was originally developed in the Georgetown University/Samaritan
collaboration, and in addition, take potential new drug candidates through
the discovery process. Once drug candidates, derived from the collaborative
research, are clinically-validated and deemed to hold promise, Samaritan
Therapeutics will continue to develop the drug candidate in Canada, while
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals will focus on the drug candidate's process through
regulatory agencies and its commercialization. |
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