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Carigent Therapeutics, Inc., announced today that the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Carigent a one-year, $153,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to advance preclinical development of an innovative, long-circulating nanoparticle therapeutic that targets the specific molecular lesions in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients.
Carigent's novel therapeutic approach is based on the company's proprietary technology for engineering biodegradable nanoparticles with exceptionally high-density surface modifications. The platform enables Carigent to design customized, multifunctional nanoscale carriers with the unique combined capability of:
Tethering multiple "functional groups" such as targeting ligands, diagnostic imaging agents, and polyethylene glycol (PEG) to the nanoparticle surface at previously unattainable densities, and Encapsulating single or combined therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents inside the nanoparticle for sustained, controlled release directly into targeted (i.e., diseased) tissues and cells.
"Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has one of the fastest-growing incidence rates among cancers and is now the sixth most common cancer in the U.S.," said Seth Feuerstein, MD, JD, President and a co-founder of Carigent. "As we accelerate development of Carigent's engineered nanoparticle therapeutics to address unmet needs in cancer treatment, we are grateful for this financial support from the National Cancer Institute and the additional validation it provides Carigent's versatile nanoparticle delivery technology. The ability to modify particles for targeting as well as increased circulation time is what makes this an exciting project for the field."
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About Carigent Therapeutics, Inc.
Carigent Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company developing and commercializing safer and more effective therapeutic and diagnostic products based on the company’s platform technology: Nanoparticles that enable delivery and controlled release of therapeutic and diagnostic agents into specific locations within the body and tissues. The company’s products and services are based on novel nanotechnology developed at Yale University that provides the unique capability of tethering agents for targeting, imaging, and increased circulation time at unprecedented densities to the surface of biodegradable polymer nanoparticles, resulting in drugs that bind to their targets more effectively, are delivered at a higher concentration to the desired location, and/or remain in the bloodstream longer than other nanotechnology-based drugs. The Carigent technology is broadly applicable across a wide variety of disease states and supports multiple types of targeting strategies and carrier designs for existing drugs as well as new drugs in development. Carigent’s initial product development programs are focused on cancer therapeutics. In parallel, Carigent provides access to its nanoparticle drug delivery technology through collaborations and partnerships with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostics companies. Carigent was established in 2007 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.
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