caixa empreender award | thelial (cotec)
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Current solution: UV protection
• Sun care protects from UV induced skin cancer.
• Only UV protector clinically proven to reduce skin cancer incidence.
Our solution• Adds active cancer prophylaxis to
sun care.• Prevents 80% of UV induced skin
cancer (mouse tests).• Non-toxic natural compound.
We seek funds to:• Complete final animal tests.• Formulate.• Clinical trials completing efficacy
studies.
Complete financing need 2.5 M€.
How? Affordable development in a high cost space.• Established ingredients.• Accelerated clinical tests in
established high need patient populations.
• Global selection of high need geographies.
Global market size• Specialist products for high need
populations: 100M US$.• OTC products: 10B US$.
IP• Secondary medical indication1.• Formulation.• Other e.g. packaging.
(1) Provisional patent applications PT2014000049856 and PT2014000177080.
Next plans• Tests & formulation (6 months).• Proof of concept in patients (phase 2a; 6-24 months).• Licensing/sale.
Financing need: 2.5M €.
Team
Richard Hampson• University of London, Harvard University.• Oryzon, Barcelona.• Lead promoter since 2009.Rui Martinho• University of Sussex, New York University.• Instituto Gulbenkian, University Algarve.• Co-promoter since 2009.
Advisors mean expertise:
• Dispensers.
• High need population already recruited.• Non-invasive clinical monitoring. • Regulatory needs: the US market.