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Aphios gets SBIR grant from NIA to develop alzheimer’s disease Nanodrug

Aphios has received Phase I of a Fast Track SBIR grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) for developing a novel alzheimer's disease Nanodrug.

Aphios claims that it manufactures pharmaceutical-grade APH-0703 following cGMP guidelines utilising patented manufacturing technology.

The grant will be utilised to develop and evaluate conventional and nanotechnology formulations of APH-0703; measure pharmacologic efficacy in the brain and plasma compartments; cGMP manufacturing of the active pharmaceutical ingredient and nanoformulated drug product at the pilot-scale level.

It will also help the company to establish a Drug Master File; design IND-enabling preclinical studies and Phase I/II clinical trials; and draft IND package for the US FDA.