Biotheus and Kintor Reached a Strategic Cooperation Agreement on the Development of Biological Drugs
Time of issue: : 2020-10--20
Biotheus recently announced to have reached a strategic collaboration agreement on biological drugs development with Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited (Kintor). Through the collaboration, both parties will work together to give full play to their respective advantages, and promote and expand each other’s biological drugs development strategy to build a solid foundation for future more in-depth cooperation.
Mr. Liu Xiaolin, the founder and Chairman of Biotheus said, “We are very delighted to have entered into the strategic cooperation agreement with Kintor Pharmaceutical. We thank Kintor Pharmaceutical for their confidence and recognition to our innovative drugs, R&D team as well as technology platform. We will explore the development and clinical strategies of biological drugs with Kintor Pharmaceutical in order to identify better solutions.”
Dr. Tong Youzhi, the founder, Chairman and CEO of Kintor Pharmaceutical indicated, “Biotheus maintains a leading position in terms of the experience in large molecules industry. The cooperation between Kintor Pharmaceutical and Biotheus will boost the R&D and expansion of antibody drug for our company, and it is also beneficial to the exploration of more comprehensive treatments during the clinical phase, which will help our company step into a new stage that enables the thriving for both small molecules and large molecules of Kintor Pharmaceutical.”
About Biotheus
Biotheus was incorporated in July 2018 with a registered capital of USD 75 million. Biotheus has carried on its start-up vision “to inspire each other and create effective drugs for humankind”, focusing on malignant tumors and metabolic diseases while dedicating to the R&D and industrialization of the national category I innovative biological drugs, prioritizing the R&D of a new generation dual targeting antibody drugs. Since the establishment of Biotheus, three rounds of financing have been completed. Meanwhile, it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Zhuhai Gaoxin District government and received several supporting measures from the government, and it was also awarded as Zhuhai Unicorn Enterprise (potential enterprise), China Nezha Enterprise 2019, and China 50 Most Innovative Biopharmaceutical Companies 2019.
Biotheus has constructed a product pipeline of over 10 national innovative biological drugs, of which 2 new antibody drugs have been approved for clinical trial. According to product development plan, 5 new antibody drugs will successively enter clinical research phase by the end of 2021.
About Kintor
Founded in 2009, Kintor concentrates on the R&D and industrialization of “best-in-class” and “first-in-class” innovative drugs, and strives to become a leading enterprise in the R&D and commercialization of innovative therapies. The Company, after years of development, has centered upon androgen receptor (AR) related diseases, and researched and developed product portfolios in multiple channels covering cancers with a globally high incidence and illnesses yet to meet their clinical requirements, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer and hair loss. Kintor Pharmaceuticals has prospectively deployed a diversified product pipeline that includes small molecule innovative drugs, bio-innovative drugs and combination therapies, including 5 products that are undergoing clinical research, such as androgen receptor antagonists, ALK-1 monoclonal antibody, mTOR kinase inhibitors and Hedgehog/SMO inhibitors, as well as PD-L1/TGF-β dual-targeting antibody, AR-Degrader and c-Myc inhibitors that are undergoing preclinical research. Globally, the Company has more than 60 patents obtained or under review, many of which are listed as the “Major New Drugs Discovery” in National 12th and 13th Five-Year Plans. On May 22, 2020, the Company was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with the stock code 9939.HK.
