Novadip Biosciences SA

At six months post-grafting surgery with NVDX3, x-rays demonstrate that 90% of patients have reached, or are steadily progressing towards, complete bone healing Derived from Novadip’s 3M 3 stem cell platform, NVDX3, a unique ‘off-the-shelf allogeneic matrix product to cure common but challenging orthopedic conditions, has potential to replace existing allogeneic bone substitutes to heal fractures MONT SAINT-GUIBERT, Belgium I October 17, 2024 I Novadip Biosciences, a clinical stage biotechnology company specializing in regenerative medicine, today announces positive interim results from its first-in-human clinical trial, NVDX3-CLN01, assessing the safety and efficacy of NVDX3 to heal distal radius fractures in adults. Originating from Novadip’s 3M 3 platform, NVDX3 is an allogeneic bone grafting material created from human osteogenic adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs). It is formulated as a lyophilized powder intended to be used as an ‘off-the-shelf’ implant to induce bone formation between two bone segments in both orthotopic and heterotopic environments. NVDX3 is a new class of regenerative tissue products that accelerates bone healing in a single treatment for patients at high risk of nonunion due to co-morbidities (ageing, diabetes, obesity, smoking and other conditions) and medication use. NVDX3-CLN01 (NCT05987033) is a single-arm, open-label clinical trial designed to assess the safety and preliminary efficacy of NVDX3 in adults with distal radius fractures, involving the wrist joint with multiple bone fragments. Ten participants, aged 28 to 84 years old, were treated. Radiologically, 90% of patients have achieved, or are on-track to achieve, complete bone healing. All but one are progressing as expected clinically. There is no apparent impact of age or sex on the efficacy of NVDX3, despite the complexity of fractures treated. There have also been no safety concerns arising from this study. “The interim results of this first clinical trial mirror the safety and efficacy of NVDX3 demonstrated in our nonclinical program. NVDX3 is the first and only bone graft product following a Biologics License Application (BLA) pathway.Based on these preliminary data, NVDX3 has the potential to address the high unmet needs of patients with bone defects who, due to co-morbidity factors, experience delayed bone formation or nonunion,” said Denis Dufrane, MD, PhD, CEO of Novadip Biosciences. “We will share the results of this trauma study with the US FDA as part of our IND submission to support the further clinical development of NVDX3 as we explore its potential for the treatment of complex cervical spine fusion.” “We need more options to improve outcomes in bone healing, particularly for patients with co-morbidities like advanced age, diabetes and smoking,” said Philipp Leucht, MD, PhD, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. “These interim results suggest that NVDX3 may have the potential to address this unmet need.” The 12-month results of NVDX3-CLN01 are expected at the end of 2024. In parallel to NVDX3-CLN01, Novadip is investigating the safety and preliminary efficacy of NVDX3 as a bone graft to achieve spine fusion in the lumbar spine in trial NVDX3-CL02 (NCT05961956). One-year results from this trial are expected in March 2025. In addition to its allogeneic program with NVDX3, the clinical development of the company’s lead autologous program, NVD003, will soon be entering phase 3 for the treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia, a rare pediatric disease that often leads to amputation. Planning for a pivotal phase 3 trial and BLA submission is underway. About Novadip’s 3M 3 platform The 3M 3 platform drives multiple classes of product candidates, with an initial focus on autologous cell therapies for critical size tissue reconstruction and allogeneic therapeutics in development for prevalent bone grafting procedures and solid tumors. The platform consists of a 3-dimensional, scaffold-free, extracellular matrix (ECM) utilizing differentiated adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), to generate highly specific growth factors and miRNAs to restore the physiology of natural healing. The components of the 3M 3 include a matrix with ASCs to deliver growth factors/miRNA, the mature implant mimicking the physiology of natural healing. About Novadip Biosciences Novadip is a Belgium-based clinical stage biotech company aiming at advancing the standard of care in bone and tissue regenerative medicine. Based on the scientific discoveries of founder Prof. Dr. Denis Dufrane, MD, PhD, the company is developing its unique 3M³ tissue regeneration technology platform, which has the potential to generate an array of candidates that utilize adipose-derived stem cells to mimic the physiology of natural tissue healing, and hard and soft tissue reconstruction, for patients with limited or no treatment options. Novadip is a spin-off company from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) and St. Luc University Hospital. www.novadip.com SOURCE: Novadip Biosciences

不到两年时间，一个赛道先送走了破产先驱，后又更新了最大金额交易案。 破产先驱乃是于2023年3月27日宣布申请“Chapter 11”破产保护（即美国《破产法》第十一章）的全球首家外泌体医疗科技公司Codiak Biosciences（下称Codiak）。宣告破产后，Codiak股票当天下跌52%，瞬间击破“股价年底暴涨10倍”的空想神话，一时令人唏嘘。 而刷新最大金额交易的是开发用于治疗罕见疾病的转化细胞和外泌体疗法上市公司Capricor Therapeutics （下称Capricor），于2024年9月18日宣布已与日本新药株式会社就签订合作条款，条款指出日本新药株式会社将在欧洲商业化和分销Capricor的主要资产 deramiocel综合分销协议的潜在里程碑总额约为15亿美元。 “外泌体”一词正式诞生于20世纪80年代，作为细胞外囊泡的一种主要类型，外泌体是直径为30-150 nm纳米大小的膜结构，由天然的人类蛋白质和脂质组成。大多数细胞都会分泌外泌体。因此外泌体存在于各种生物体液中——不仅能够渗透到组织，还能扩散到血液，甚至穿过血脑屏障。基于此特性，外泌体可治疗疾病，也可作为药物载体改良药物递送方式。 2013年，三位科学家因发现细胞囊泡运输与调节机制而荣获诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。以此为节点，作为细胞囊泡主要类型的外泌体在学界与产业界大放异彩，在吸纳科研投入后，从混沌的产业化乱象中杀出一条产业化之路，相关企业及产品相继涌现。历经大浪淘沙后，随着Capricor在2024年9月下旬提交生物制品许可申请（BLA），全球有望迎来首个外泌体治疗上市产品。 震荡之前：海内外资本相继入局， MNC持续重金加码 成立于2005年的Capricor，成长历程贯穿了外泌体治疗技术的发展史。 起初，公司将战略定位于心血管疾病前沿疗法，主攻干细胞技术。转机出现在2013年，James Rothman、Randy Schekman和Thomas C. Südho三位科学家因发现细胞囊泡运输与调节机制而荣获诺贝尔生理学或医学奖，为外泌体的进一步应用奠定基础。同年，Capricor与利钠肽类药物Nile Therapeutics公司合并，进一步扩大其在心血管疾病领域市场占有范围。 2014年，Capricor首次在在第11届干细胞治疗和心血管创新国际研讨会上展示Capricor新授权平台技术外泌体的临床前研究结果。临床前研究表明，外泌体能够改善心脏功能并减少心脏病发作造成的损害，而CDC（树突状细胞）分泌的外泌体可能是心肌再生和心脏保护的关键因子。 2015年，是外泌体的产业化方向尚不明朗，科研界关于外泌体的研究还处于“暗涌流动”阶段、尚未达到发展“最高”峰的时间节点。与此同时，外泌体相关的转化研究已经在呈指数级增长。但在国内的产业领域，外泌体还是一块未经开垦的处女地。 同年，由著名生物医疗风投机构Flagship Pioneering参与孵化的Codiak横空出世，并在当年完成8000万美元A轮融资，与一同完成2800万欧元A轮融资的Novadip Biosciences（下称Novadip）一同，打破外泌体治疗领域融资空白。Novadip正在探索其3M³平台的潜力，以制造高特异性的外泌体miRNA治疗实体肿瘤，并将在美国和欧洲进行试验。 在成立后5年的发展时间里，Codiak与外泌体技术一同，持续受到资本市场青睐。Codiak在上市之前累计完成四轮融资，累计2.349亿美元。2020年，Codiak的领先外泌体产品之一exo-STING针对晚期实体瘤的I/II 期临床试验正式启动，公司也顺利登陆纳斯达克。 期间，外泌体在药物递送方面所展现的亮眼优势和巨大开发前景，吸引了多家制药巨头进场，并以大手笔布局外泌体递送，即通过与外泌体治疗企业进行合作开发外泌体递送技术，应用到自身所开发的一系列管线。 2018年至2020年期间，多起大额交易诞生：罗氏利用PureTech的乳源外泌体（milk-derived exosome）平台技术，为公司的反义寡核苷酸平台开发口服配方的核酸类药物，而PureTech Health称将获得超过10亿美元的里程金及特许权使用费。Jazz Pharmaceuticals与Codiak达成超10亿美元策略合作协议，协议双方将针对五个不同靶标的候选外泌体治疗方案，共同研究、开发和商业化。Evox Therapeutics分别与武田制药和礼来合作，持续拓展外泌体递送技术。 随后，外泌体治疗一级市场也在同年迎来新的高峰。 自西比曼生物科技在2016年完成战略融资后，国内外泌体治疗技术平台逐步崭露头角，热度在2019年集中爆发，百趣生物、达尔文细胞生物、恩泽康泰、睿健医药和亿航生物顺利完成融资。2020年至2022年上半年间，外泌体治疗领域的融资趋势与全球医疗健康一级市场一致，呈井喷状态Evox Therapeutics、ILIAS Biologics和Novadip等企业乘资本热风迈向成熟期。 2023年伊始，外泌体治疗融资表现不及预期，且资本集中度明显增强，Mercury Bio、艾码生物和恩泽康泰在同一年完成两轮融资。其他震动来自二级市场，2022年8月，外泌体治疗的标杆企业Codiak宣布停止ExoIL-12和ExoSTING的临床推进，同时裁员37%；2023年，公司宣告破产。此消息一出，在行业内引起巨大反响，令想要涉足外泌体治疗的企业望而却步，外泌体治疗相关融资甚至一度停滞。 Codiak利用engEx™平台，可以将各种类型的药物（涵盖各种类型的生物活性分子，包括小分子、核酸、蛋白质、抗体、酶、细胞因子和复杂的配体）整合到工程化外泌体中，并将其靶向至特定的细胞与组织，改变受体细胞的生物学功能，产生预期的治疗效果。而Codiak的遗憾，直指外泌体治疗临床疗效。 疗效为王，上市企业 从成熟技术平台中探索 曾就职于Codiak的许可博士（唯思尔康总裁、CEO）认为，Codiak受挫除了头部管线效果不佳，新冠流行时间恰巧卡在Codiak发展的关键节点外，也与业内对外泌体治疗的高期望与现实不符有关。作为新型药物递送系统的外泌体，学界与市场都期待其相比LNP、病毒等递送系统能展现出更强大的优势。许可曾提到：“如果没有展现出特别巨大的优势，反而是个负面的东西。在很多行业里面，非正面就是负面，没有中间地带。” Codiak此前的研发管线均是针对肿瘤疾病的免疫治疗新药。其中ExoIL-12、ExoSTING进展最快，ExoASO-STAT6为公司内部的后起之秀。作为外泌体治疗领域的先行者，公司成功推动两个项目进入临床，证明了异源外泌体的安全性，而临床结果同时体现了有效性。 其中，ExoIL-12是第一个在人类身上进行评估的工程化外泌体治疗候选药物，旨在使用外泌体蛋白PTGFRN作为支架，表面展示强大的抗肿瘤功能细胞因子IL-12。ExoIL-12的适应症包括皮肤T细胞淋巴瘤、黑色素瘤、默克尔细胞癌、三阴性乳腺癌等肿瘤患者的治疗。ExoSTING适应症主要为实体瘤，有望用于包括转移性头颈部鳞状细胞癌、三阴性乳腺癌、间变性甲状腺癌和皮肤鳞状细胞癌症患者的治疗。ExoASO-STAT6则重点关注肝细胞性肝癌、胰腺导管腺癌、结直肠癌等疾病的治疗。 ExoIL-12和ExoSTING在2022年公布了I期临床结果。I期临床主要是剂量确定与安全性研究。其中，IL-12由于系统毒性一直成药困难，因此Codiak旗下的ExoIL-12一直以来备受业内期待，其I期临床结果也显示安全性很好，其中exoIL-12还实现了皮肤T细胞淋巴瘤的完全治愈。但问题在于，良好的安全性结果并不会引起行业的较大反响，毕竟外泌体作为一个全新的火热概念火热出世时，无论是学界还是市场都会对相关产品寄予厚望，而良好的安全性结果还不足以填补这种巨大的期待。 其次，ExoIL-12的适应症是一种皮肤癌，给药方式是瘤内注射。尽管这是公司内部的决策确定的研发方向，但瘤内注射本身是传统的化疗，以及溶瘤病毒等疗法均能达到的，而Codiak没有在给药方式上做出创新，与期待仍有些不符。 ● 上市公司多条管线达到终点 Codiak的遗憾并不意味外泌体开发的技术路径不行，而是反映了业内对外泌体治疗产品的高要求。在Codiak宣告破产的2023年，与其齐名的EVOX Therapeutics，完成了对Codiak的engEx-AAV™技术平台的收购，凭借其过亿英镑的融资积累，以非上市的状态巩固了公司在外泌体治疗领域已占据的主导地位。 上市公司Capricor正式公布其外泌体产品的时间较晚，却被视为一众外泌体疗法企业中走得最快的：现打算根据现有的心脏和自然史数据提交生物制品许可申请（BLA），使用deramiocel治疗所有被诊断为杜氏肌营养不良症（DMD）心肌病的患者。deramiocel（CAP-1002）是一种同种异体心脏衍生细胞疗法。Capricor已有的广泛的临床前和临床研究表明，deramiocel具有专门针对肌营养不良症和心脏病的免疫调节、抗纤维化和再生作用。 以细胞治疗发家的Capricor走了一条和Codiak不同的路。与Codiak近乎科研成果转化的创始历程不同，Capricor的策略在于先专攻细胞疗法，并在开拓了外泌体平台之后，做到有效将两者结合，达到“1+1>2”的效果，并最终体现在了3期临床试验上。 事实上，Capricor的情况算不上个例。在推出外泌体平台的海外上市药企中，成立于2010年以前的企业大多与Capricor有着相似的成长轨迹。这些企业多从免疫治疗入手，在搭建细胞治疗或小分子技术平台的基础上，同步研发外泌体递送平台或治疗制剂，并在有核心技术保驾护航的前提下，以临床硬实力闯过层层关卡。 海外外泌体治疗上市公司管线进展（近3年） 其中值得一提的当属明星公司PureTech，其外泌体疗法LYT-300（口服别孕酮）在一项针对急性焦虑症的2a期试验中达到主要终点。相比大多数静脉给药的外泌体企业，PureTech从成立初期就专注口服给药，并以此建立了基础项目和平台，从中衍生出约30种候选药物。 PureTech从牛奶外泌体入手，后者是进化上保守的独特微泡类别，其在穿过胃和胃肠道途中保持其内含的核酸和蛋白质的完整性，可在局部发挥作用或被运送到循环系统中。此外，相比其他天然存在的外泌体，牛奶外泌体在酸性条件下以及其它恶劣条件下表现出更好的稳定性。受牛奶外泌体的独特属性的灵感激发，PureTech利用牛奶外泌体来实现蛋白质、多肽、核酸治疗剂以及目前被分类为非口服的小分子药物的口服给药。 此外，自体干细胞疗法企业BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics的外泌体产品NurOwn®上市在即，有望和Capricor的产品争夺“全球首个”的称号。2024年6月获悉，公司已与FDA就其针对产品的3b期试验的制造方面达成一致，并澄清了试验设计和终点。 ● 从治疗转向抗衰 对于以外泌体治疗技术平台起步，但未能顺利进入临床的企业，转向抗衰护肤领域，发展独立品牌成为一种新思路。 完成Pre-IPO的韩国公司ExoCoBio起初专注于干细胞外泌体研究，并基于此开发被称为Cell Tweet TM的药妆品。目前，公司已经开发了外泌体化妆品（如Exomage），并有基于外泌体的免疫肿瘤学产品在研。在积累了足够资金后，ExoCoBio建立了符合GMP的外泌体生产设施，为化妆品行业的商业化增值。 Kimera Labs基于旗下的胎盘MSCs外泌体平台启动了针对中度Covid-19的管线研发，并进入临床1/2a期，不过其外泌体护肤品牌Vive、Luxir及Luxir+已经建立起独立的营销网站。 有外泌体抗衰第一股之称的ELEVAI LABS在成功IPO后，市值达到了6900万美元（超4.9亿元人民币）。旗下ELEVAI™护肤产品是在专有的“源头到皮肤”技术平台下开发的，称为PREx，即精准再生外泌体技术™。PREx 基于干细胞专家和生化工程师 Jordan Plews 博士超过 15 年的研究和开发。 ELEVAI将外泌体应用到了护肤领域，采用基于人脐带间充质干细胞来源的外泌体技术（ELEVAI Exosomes™）。ELEVAI Exosomes™是超小纳米颗粒，其中装有可促进皮肤健康的生长因子。结合维生素C、透明质酸（HA）和铜肽，帮助皮肤恢复愈合。产品Empower™是一种浓缩精华液，专门设计对于烧蚀程序和治疗后的一次性应用，例如中深度化学换肤、微针注射后。 国内方面，艾赛生物、乐土丹伦医药、艾一生命科技、安可来、翔鹏生物等入局偏早的外泌体平台企业均有抗衰产品亮相。 国内新品有望填补国际空白 截至2024年Q3，国内外泌体治疗领域已经诞生出进入临床的首创技术及管线布局。另一方面，在资本浪潮来临前成立的不少公司，经过沉淀，逐步稳固业务，在链接外泌体产业各环节构建了基础。 恩泽康泰是国内最早聚焦外泌体领域的生物科技公司之一，建立了外泌体工程化改造平台，布局了核心平台性IP，并具备成熟的规模化外泌体量产及高纯度分离能力。通过工程化改造的方式对外泌体进行改性，恩泽康泰大幅提高了外泌体携带特定有效成分，包括多肽、蛋白质、核酸药物的载量，并实现特定器官的选择性递送。 作为一家专注外泌体CRO/CDMO的企业，恩泽康泰对外泌体治疗领域的震荡体感深切。不过，恩泽康泰CTO赵立波博士指出，外泌体药物递送的学术研究从2023年下旬进入了一个全新的阶段：外泌体创新疗法药效成分的多样性得以展示，例如在递送mRNA和AAV方面都有重磅的研究成果得以发表；另一方面，在明确了外泌体给药系统中的技术壁垒后，研究者在给药方式和适应症选择上会更加务实，并会结合具体的用药场景。 当前，外泌体治疗市场对临床效果的重视，本质上也是对治疗技术是否成熟进行审视，而外泌体治疗的技术瓶颈（包括外泌体有效成分载量低、生物学分布受限等）还尚待突破。此外，赵立波还提到，外泌体创新疗法缺乏一致认可的行业标准，特别是缺乏药用外泌体质量标准。而以上挑战，需要整个行业花费一定时间去突破。 恩泽康泰迈出了一步。2024年9月，恩泽康泰全资子公司北京恩康医药有限公司自主研发和申报的人源间充质干细胞外泌体（HUMSC DERIVEDEXOSOMES）药物原料GoldenExo®获得FDA审批的DMF II型备案资格（备案号：040337）。而就在7月份，GoldenExo®也获得国际化妆品原料INCI备案。这是国内首个获得人源外泌体国际权威双备案的产品，对外泌体产业起着积极推动作用。 与此同时，对于创新疗法的开发，国内企业仍在持续发力。 2024年8月16日，安龄生物外泌体药物-exoAL-03针对长新冠相关疾病的两项临床试验在上海长征医院和上海复旦大学闵行医院同时启动。该试验是由安龄生物与国内呼吸科权威专家长征医院呼吸与危重医学科唐昊主任，和上海市复旦大学附属闵行医院呼吸与危重医学科高习文主任共同发起的临床研究，主要目的是评价使用外泌体药物-exoAL-03对于感染后咳嗽和慢阻肺急性加重（AECOPD）的安全性、耐受性和有效性。该试验也成为全球首例专门针对于新冠肺炎感染后可能引发疾病的临床试验。 值得一提的是，安龄生物外泌体药物-exoAL-03突破性地采用间充质干细胞外泌体雾化给药的方法，区别于常见的静脉注射，为生物创新药的应用方式提供全新思路。 一个月后，艾码生物旗下ER2001首次公开FIH/IIT研究进展，通过静脉给药实现CNS靶向递送siRNA治疗。ER2001注射液是全球范围内首个静脉给药、通过体内自组装外泌体包裹siRNA穿越血脑屏障而实现中枢神经系统靶向递送的在研siRNA药物，并且该研究（NCT06024265）也是首个在欧美以外的国家开展的亨廷顿病的探索性临床试验。 随着国内学界与市场对外泌体治疗技术认知上的迭代更新，能够突破现有疗法边界的技术创新有望早日走进个公众视野。随着海外外泌体治疗产品递交上市申请，经历短暂低谷的外泌体治疗产业的回归指日可待。 *封面图片来源：壹图网 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1st US patient treated with an autologous cell-based product (NVD-003) in a rare pediatric disease Full enrollment of patients on track for year-end completion in allogeneic cell-derived product (NVD-X3) trial in patients with a distal radius fracture following trauma MONT SAINT-GUIBERT, Belgium, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Novadip Biosciences SA ("Novadip" or "the Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of regenerative tissue products to accelerate healing of large bone defects and injuries in a single treatment, today announced that the first US patient has been implanted with its investigational tissue regeneration product, NVD-003, in its Phase 1b/2a clinical trial in Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibia (CPT), a rare pediatric bone condition. An autologous therapy derived from a patient's own adipose stem cells (ASC), NVD-003 has the potential to accelerate healthy bone formation, restore mobility and avoid the need for amputation in children with CPT. "This is an exciting moment to be able to treat one of our patients with NVD-003," said Philip K. McClure, MD, FAAOS, Director of the International Center for Limb Lengthening, Baltimore, Maryland and the principal investigator in the US on this trial. "Three months after we collected the patient's adipose tissue in here in Baltimore, the NVD-003 graft, which was then manufactured in Belgium, was sent to us for implantation. With NVD-003, there's hope that the standard use of invasive iliac crest bone grafting, which can be very painful and lead to complications such as infection, bleeding and large scar formation, can be avoided. This is particularly important for patients who have had previous surgeries on the pelvis, making graft harvest of higher risk." According to Novadip, this Phase 1b/2a trial has now reached full enrolment; 3 patients have been enrolled in Belgium, of whom 2 have already been grafted with NVD-003 by Professor Pierre-Louis Docquier, MD, PhD, a specialist in pediatric surgery at the University Hospital Saint-Luc in Brussels. The company is actively planning the pivotal trial to support NVD-003's approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Novadip also provided an update on NVD-X3, their allogeneic off the shelf matrix product, which entered clinical development this past summer with two parallel Phase 1b/2a EU clinical trials. Enrolment in the first trial, for the treatment of a distal radius fracture following trauma, is near completion with 9 of 10 patients already treated. In addition, the first patient has been treated in the second trial investigating NVD-X3 in spine fusion. "We are very pleased with the speed of recruitment in our first clinical trial with NVD-X3," said Judy Ashworth, MD, Novadip's CMO. "As we now begin to prepare our Investigational New Drug Application to submit to the FDA, we're anxious to advance NVD-X3 into an aggressive phase 2 program in the US with trials beginning in early 2025." "We are excited by the progress of both of our programs in Europe and in US," said Denis Dufrane, MD, PhD, CEO, and founder of Novadip Biosciences. "We have demonstrated our capacity to manage multiple clinical trials in parallel as well as the robustness of our manufacturing platform for two different classes of cell-based and cell-derived products with the aim to deliver the best therapeutic agents to the patients. Novadip is now a clinical advanced company." About NVD-003 and CPT Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia, or CPT, is a devastating diagnosis. Impacting patients in just .5-3.5 in 150,000[1][2][3] live births, the condition is very rare and debilitating. Treatment of CPT is difficult and once a fracture occurs, subsequent fractures are likely. Children with CPT can face impaired mobility, years of corrective surgeries to try to repair and stabilize the bone, it is not uncommon for patients to ultimately undergo amputation of the limb. Novadip is developing NVD-003, an autologous therapy derived from adipose stem cells as a potential single treatment to save limbs and restore mobility in patients with congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) and other rare pediatric bone disorders. About NVD-X3 for Spinal Fusion and Bone Non-Union Applications The risk of bone non-union following fracture is greater than 50% across all bones due to fracture severity, co-morbidities (diabetes, obesity, smoking and other conditions) and medication use[1]. Additionally, more than 600,000 spine fusion procedures are performed annually. Together, these indications represent a peak sales opportunity for Novadip of $2.2 billion. Novadip's lead allogeneic product, NVD-X3, employs a matrix containing multiple bioactive factors that induce accelerated tissue healing. Designed as an "off-the-shelf" product, NVD-X3 can be shipped and stored at room temperature and offers superior intraoperative handling characteristics. A favorable COGS profile supports broad distribution and expanded patient access. Preclinical studies demonstrate that NVD-X3 offers superior bioactivity without the undesirable bone formation/resorption and inflammation observed with currently marketed bone engraftment products. About Novadip Biosciences Novadip Biosciences is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary tissue regeneration technology platform 3M³ to generate multiple product candidates to address tissue reconstruction for patients who have limited or no treatment options. The 3M3 platform involves use of 3-dimensional extracellular matrix and adipose-derived stem cells to deliver highly specific growth factors and miRNAs to mimic the physiology of natural healing to create a range of products that address specific challenges in tissue regeneration. Novadip's initial focus is on reconstruction of critical size bone defects. The company is also applying its 3M3 platform to develop truly novel off-the-shelf/allogeneic therapies addressing more prevalent tissue defects and miRNA/exosome products for broader indications. Visit for more information. 1. Khan T, Bone Joint J. 2013, PMID: 23908415 2. Heikkinen ES, Acta Orthop Scand. 1999, PMID: 10429605 3. Hefti F, J Pediatr Orthop B. 2000, PMID: 10647103 Logo: Media & Investors Inquiries Denis Dufrane Direct: +32 10 77 92 20 Mobile: +32 477 42 00 34 [email protected] SOURCE Novadip