Pharmaleads for botulinum detection and toxin assay

Pharmaleads already generates revenues thanks to several offers in the high growth field of metallopeptidases in which Pharmaleads’ knowledge of the design of substrates and inhibitors of proteases generates high benefits to customers. Metallopeptidases are at the heart of numerous major deseases such as Alzheimer disease, Cancer, Pain and Analgesia, Cardiology, Neurology, Joint deseases, Arthritism. They are also refered to as metalloproteinases or metalloproteases.

1) Metallopeptidases Substrates and Inhibitors: 

Off-the-shelf products: Pharmaleads has already designed some high performance substrates for Zinc metallopeptidases (NEP, ECE1, ECE2, ACE, APA, APN,…)  for HTS applications.

Custom design of products:  Thanks to proprietary technologies and know-how (see for example Fluofast), Pharmaleads is able, on request, to design custom substrates or selective inhibitors for proteases or, more generally, enzymes. These developments are typically conducted for Pharmaceutical companies under confidentiality agreements. 

2) Assays for the quality control of  botulinum toxins. These assays are based on the PL50 and PL150 substrates designed by Pharmaleads. Their use by toxin manufacturers can avoid, or limit the use of mice tests at the end of the production process of toxin vials and drastically increases the precision and sensitivity of the measurement of botulinum toxins concentrations. These assays are available as off-the-shelf products or through technology licence agreements.

3) Biodefense: EzyBot A & B are field test kits designed by Pharmaleads for routine field control of raw or drinking water. Their very low detection threshold, high sensitivity and their robustness make them ideally suited to implement a permanent protection of the populations from the risk of pollution by botulinum toxin that could occur during bioterrorism events.

  A strong development pipeline 

Additionally Pharmaleads has a strong R&D activity and develops innovative solutions based on its knowledge of enzymes and of the design of their substrates and inhibitors. Among other topics the most advanced developments include:

    Analgesia: PHARMALEADS is developing a new patented family of molecules leveraging the innovative concept of dual inhibitor of NEP and APN. The lead compound PL37 is in Phase I .(see NEWS) 

   Fluorescent substrates for Phosphatases (Patented)