KINAXO Biotechnologies and Bayer Vital GmbH Collaborate in Phosphoproteomics Biomarker Identification

19-Oct-2009 - Germany

KINAXO Biotechnologies GmbH and Bayer Vital GmbH announced that they will enter into collaboration. KINAXO will apply its quantitative phosphoproteomics technology PhosphoScout® for the identification of novel biomarkers in a clinical trial conducted by Bayer Vital.

Accompanying a clinical trial for the multi-kinase inhibitor Nexavar® in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), KINAXO will apply its phosphoproteomics technology to reveal the drug’s influence on cellular phosphorylation patterns and to search for novel predictive biomarkers.

“New treatment options, such as Nexavar®, are responsible for the progress which has been achieved in recent years in the fight against cancer. Yet we still have a long way to go until a truly personalized medicine, based on validated biomarkers, will become a reality. That is the reason why we need to further investigate new diagnostic and treatment approaches. The co-operation between the business unit oncology at Bayer Vital in Leverkusen and Kinaxo Biotechnologies in Martinsried with Germany as the prime research site gives us a unique chance to substantially contribute to the improvement of cancer therapies. Both partners aim at investigating innovative technologies (such as phosphoproteomics) and targeted therapies (such as kinase inhibitors) which - in conjunction - should allow more effective cancer treatments and, thus, provide more hope to cancer patients”, says Dr. Erich Enghofer, Head of the Business Unit Oncology.

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