The bone cell therapy company addressing high unmet medical needs in the field of orthopaedics and bone diseases, today provides a business update for the first quarter ended 31 March 2018.
Thomas Lienard, CEO of Bone Therapeutics commented: " During the first quarter, we have seen continued progress of our ALLOB® programme with the completion of recruitment into our Phase IIA lumbar spine fusion study. With the appointment of Jean Stéphenne as new Chairman and Claudia D’Augusta as senior Non-Executive Director, we have also significantly expanded the expertise in cell therapy, capital markets and corporate development in our leadership team. Supported by a successful convertible bond placement, we are excited to be advancing our products through the clinic closer to patients while preparing our products for commercial use and look forward to further value catalysts as we move through the year."
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Bone Therapeutics is a leading cell therapy company addressing high unmet needs in orthopaedics and bone diseases. Based in Gosselies, Belgium, the Company has a broad, diversified portfolio of bone cell therapy products in clinical development across a number of disease areas targeting markets with large unmet medical needs and limited innovation.
Bone Therapeutics’ technology is based on a unique, proprietary approach to bone regeneration, which turns undifferentiated stem cells into “osteoblastic”, or bone-forming cells. These cells can be administered via a minimally invasive procedure, avoiding the need for invasive surgery.
The Company’s primary clinical focus is ALLOB®, an allogeneic “off-the-shelf” cell therapy product derived from stem cells of healthy donors, which is in Phase II studies for the treatment of delayed-union fractures and spinal fusion. The Company also has an autologous bone cell therapy product, PREOB®, obtained from patient’s own bone marrow and currently in Phase III development for osteonecrosis of the hip.
Bone Therapeutics’ cell therapy products are manufactured to the highest GMP standards and are protected by a rich IP estate covering nine patent families. Further information is available at: www.bonetherapeutics.com.