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The company's first lead product is a novel, natural human IFN alpha variant protein called GEA007.1, a protein which is found in all major human populations It is a naturally occurring variant of human IFN alpha 17, which incorporates an innovative amino acid substitution G45R that provides a novel positive charge together with a change in 3-D structure of the protein receptor binding site. The biochemical and structural modifications induced in the protein binding site provide for superior anti-HCV efficacy using the industry gold standard replicon assay without significantly increased toxicity as demonstrated in Rhesus Monkeys compared to standards of care IFN alpha 2 molecules. GEA007.1 product patent applications have been granted in the EU and in the USA and are pending in an additional 17 countries including Japan and emerging countries like China where HCV is also a major health problem.
Examination procedures by the international patent offices have not revealed any relevant prior art to such product or to the natural evolution technology invented by the company.
About GenOdyssee S.A.
GenOdyssee applies its proprietary population-genetics-based drug
discovery approach using a proprietary DNA databank representative of more
than 90% of the different ethnicities that constitute the current human
population, which is screened for natural genetic variants of therapeutic
proteins with superior pharmacological properties. The company pioneered
the vision that natural evolution has led to the generation in the current
population of unpredictable mutations that confer superior or novel
therapeutic status to
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