Tag: Anergis
Company News: Anergis Appoints Dr. Vanya Beltrami as Director Product Development
– Former Merck Serono Director brings strong expertise in drug development, product launches and life cycle management –
Anergis, a company discovering and developing proprietary allergy vaccines, today announced that Vanya Beltrami, PhD, has joined the company as Director Product Development.
Dr. Beltrami brings over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with Ares-Serono, Laboratoires Serono SA and Merck Serono SA, where he held several positions with direct product development responsibility (e.g. somatropin), acting as final dosage forms project director and manufacturing product director. Most recently, he was Global Product Team Leader at the Global Product Unit Endocrinology, where he substantially expanded his cross-functional pharmaceutical development experience.
Dr. Beltrami has a long-standing track record in drug product and medical devices development as well as drug launches in multiple countries. His expertise also includes the life cycle management of a brand product generating € 250 M sales per year. Vanya Beltrami was trained as a pharmacist and holds a PhD in Formulation from the University of Geneva.
Company News: Anergis to Present New COP Allergy Vaccine Data at EAACI Conference 2014 in Copenhagen
– Four scientific communications scheduled for June 8, 9 and 10, 2014 –
Anergis, a company discovering and developing proprietary allergy vaccines, today announced it will present four scientific communications on its Contiguous Overlapping Peptides (COP) allergy vaccines at this year’s European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Congress 2014 (EAACI) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The presentations focus on Anergis´ lead compound AllerT against birch pollen allergies, its house dust mite vaccine candidate AllerDM, and a general economic evaluation of allergen immunotherapy for seasonal allergies.
The following scientific communications will be presented at the EAACI Conference 2014:
Presentation Title: “AllerT™, Safety and efficacy of a birch pollen allergy vaccine based on contiguous overlapping peptides in a phase IIb study”
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Marek Jutel
Time and Date: Sunday, June 8, 2014, at 03:30pm CET
Session: Oral Abstract Session OAS12: Novel Vaccines for AIT
Abstract #: 481
Presentation Title: “Development of a hypoallergenic formulation for immunotherapy against house dust mite allergy based on Contiguous Overlapping Peptides”
Presenter: Dr. Alexander Kettner
Time and Date: Monday, June 9, 2014, at 03:45pm CET
Session: Poster Discussion Session PDS 12: AIT Mechanisms
Abstract #: 347
Presentation Title: “Effect of AllerT™ ultra-fast immunotherapy on Bet v 1 specific IgG4 and IgE levels; results from a phase IIb study”
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Christophe Reymond
Time and Date: Monday, June 9, 2014, at 03:45pm CET
Session: Poster Discussion Session PDS 12: AIT Mechanisms
Abstract #: 559
Presentation Title: “Economic evaluation of allergen immunotherapy for seasonal allergic rhinitis”
Presenter: Jean-Paul Rohmer
Time and Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at 12:00pm CET
Session: Thematic Poster Session TPS64: Immunotherapy – AIT Clinics IV
Abstract #: 1411
Company News: Anergis Completes Enrolment in the Long-Term Efficacy Trial of Lead Compound AllerT
– Results expected for Q3, 2014 –
Anergis, a company discovering and developing proprietary allergy vaccines, today announced that it has completed the enrolment of 196 subjects in the long-term efficacy trial of its birch pollen allergy vaccine AllerT, and expects to release results in the third quarter of 2014.
The long-term efficacy trial of AllerT is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, field-based clinical trial assessing the persistence of the efficacy of AllerT in post-treatment years.
All 196 patients participated in the field-based Phase IIb trial with AllerT in 2013. They all received a two-month double-blind, randomized treatment with AllerT or a placebo prior to the 2013 birch pollen season, and were then followed for efficacy during the 2013 birch pollen season, i.e. in conditions of natural pollen exposure. Last year’s Phase IIb trial had shown the efficacy of AllerT on allergy symptoms during the first post-treatment birch pollen season, based on combined symptom and medication scores, quality of life and other endpoints.
In the new long-term efficacy trial, the enrolled patients agreed to collect their daily allergy symptoms and allergy medication using electronic diaries, exactly as was done during the previous trial/season. The patients have not received any further investigational treatment since their pre-seasonal two-month treatment in early 2013.
The trial will thus provide efficacy data for AllerT during the second season post-treatment without any intervention since the initial two-month, pre-seasonal treatment. Anergis had already shown that patients from the AllerT Phase IIa trial had a persistent elevation in allergen-specific antibodies (IgG4) until at least the fourth post-treatment season.
Company News: Phase IIb Results of Anergis´ Lead Compound AllerT to be Presented at 2014 AAAAI Annual Meeting in San Diego
– Oral presentation scheduled for March 4, 2014 –
Anergis, a company discovering and developing proprietary allergy vaccines, today announced that the detailed Phase IIb results of its allergy vaccine AllerT will be presented during this year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) in San Diego, CA. The oral presentation will be given by Prof. Francois Spertini, MD, Principal Investigator of the trial.
Presentation Title: “Ultra-Fast Hypoallergenic Birch Pollen Allergy Vaccine AllerT Is Efficient and Safe: Results Of a Phase IIb Study”
Time and Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at 02:45pm PST.
Session: New Forms of Immunotherapy (session no. 5606)
Location: Convention Center, Mezzanine Level, Room 14AB
AllerT is a pharmaceutical-grade vaccine to treat birch pollen allergies via ultra-fast desensitization. The vaccine is based on the IP-protected Contiguous Overlapping Peptides (COP) technology.