Starpharma
Starpharma is a world leader in the development of dendrimer nanotechnology for pharmaceutical, life-science and other applications. The lead pharmaceutical development product is VivaGel®, a vaginal microbicide designed to prevent the transmission of HIV and genital herpes. Starpharma is developing a VivaGel®-coated condom under a licence agreement with SSL International plc (LSE:SSL), manufacturer of Durex®, the market-leading condom brand worldwide. Products based on Starpharma’s technology are on the market as diagnostic elements and laboratory reagents through licence arrangements with partners including Siemens and Merck KgA. Starpharma is exploring dendrimer opportunities in materials science applications including water remediation and animal health products.
Starpharma Holdings reports positve results from VivaGel® clinical trial
Australian pharmaceutical development company Starpharma Holdings (ASX:SPL, OTCQX:SPHRY) has received positive results from a clinical trial of the company's 3% SPL7013 Gel (VivaGel®) product.
It was found to be comparable in terms of safety and tolerability with its matched placebo when administered vaginally, twice daily for 14 days in sexually active women involved in the trial.
Starpharma CEO, Dr Jackie Fairley, said, the data from the study provided further evidence of the safety and tolerability of the VivaGel® active ingredient, SPL7013, and will support its development as both a stand-alone gel (bacterial vaginosis, genital herpes and HIV), and as a condom coating.
The study enrolled 61 healthy women who vaginally applied VivaGel®, a matched placebo gel without the SPL7013 active ingredient, or an alternative experimental placebo based on hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC).
Starpharma plans to commence further clinical studies of VivaGel®, including a phase 2 efficacy study in bacterial vaginosis, during 2010.
The clinical study was funded by the Division of AIDS (DAIDS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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15/07/10 Starpharma Holdings receives FDA clearance for VivaGel® study
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30/06/10 Starpharma and Monash University get grant for new nanotech drug delivery method
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22/06/10 Orbis acquires further 6.55m shares in Starpharma Holdings
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18/06/10 Orbis Investment Management acquires 2.6m shares in Starpharma Holdings
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18/06/10 Orbis Investment Management ups stake in Starpharma to 8.7%
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27/04/10 Starpharma Holdings finishes quarter with $24m cash position
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12/03/10 Starpharma Holdings reports positve results from VivaGel® clinical trial
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11/02/10 Starpharma Holdings cashed up, strong 2010 pipeline
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01/02/10 Starpharma Holdings and Eli Lilly ink new drug delivery collaboration in human pharmaceuticals
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29/01/10 Starpharma Holdings maintains healthy $24.3m in cash reserves
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