Enable Injections Announces Agreement with Sobi® to Develop and Distribute Aspaveli® in Combination with enFuse® in Sobi Territories
September 12 2024 - 7:30AM
Enable Injections, Inc. (“Enable”), a
healthcare innovation company developing and manufacturing
the enFuse® wearable drug delivery platform, and Swedish
Orphan Biovitrum AB (“Sobi”), a commercial-stage biotechnology
company focusing on rare and debilitating diseases, today announced
an international development and distribution agreement for the
enFuse® Injector, for the subcutaneous delivery of Aspaveli®
(pegcetacoplan).
The enFuse Injector, to be produced by Enable and distributed by
Sobi, is designed to streamline and improve patients’
self-administration experience with minimal disruption to their
daily lives via the use of wearable enFuse technology. This allows
wearable, hidden needle drug delivery through a simple injection
under the skin.
“The future availability of Aspaveli with Enable Injection’s
enFuse technology, could offer more patients the opportunity to
access a simplified treatment experience that allows for greater
confidence and mobility,” said Michael D. Hooven, Enable
Injections' Chairman and CEO. “Enable was founded on the goal of
redefining drug delivery for the benefit of patients, and our
partnership with Sobi is helping us achieve that. Following
regulatory approval, enFuse will potentially be the first
subcutaneous drug delivery device of its kind available outside of
the U.S. and we look forward to improving the treatment experience
of even more patients as we establish additional enFuse
partnerships.”
"We are dedicated to advancing innovative solutions for the
treatment of rare diseases, and this agreement with Enable
Injections marks an important step in fulfilling that commitment,"
said Lydia Abad-Franch, MD, Head of R&D, Medical Affairs, and
Chief Medical Officer at Sobi. “We believe the agreement with
Enable will potentially expand patient choice, enhance comfort and
support adherence, with the ultimate aim of better health outcomes.
By continually improving the patient experience, we are working to
make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve."
Enable is currently working with a number of pharmaceutical
partners to conduct clinical trials and plan for joint commercial
launch of their therapies in combination with the enFuse
technology. The first enFuse combination product received U.S. FDA
approval in 2023.
About
Aspaveli®/EMPAVELI® Aspaveli®/EMPAVELI® (pegcetacoplan)
is a targeted C3 therapy designed to regulate excessive activation
of the complement cascade, part of the body’s immune system, which
can lead to the onset and progression of many serious diseases. It
is approved for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal
haemoglobinuria (PNH) in the United States, European Union, and
other countries globally. The therapy is also under investigation
for several other rare diseases across haematology and
nephrology.
About Enable InjectionsCincinnati-based Enable
Injections is a global healthcare innovation company committed to
improving the patient treatment experience through the development
and manufacturing of enFuse. enFuse is an innovative wearable drug
delivery platform that is designed to deliver large volumes of
pharmaceutical and biologic therapeutics via subcutaneous
administration, with the aim of improving convenience, supporting
superior outcomes, and advancing healthcare system economics. For
more information about the Company’s approved enFuse combination
production, visit https://enableinjections.com/our-products.
About the Sobi and Apellis collaborationSobi
and Apellis have global co-development rights for systemic
pegcetacoplan. Sobi has exclusive ex-U.S. commercialisation rights
for systemic pegcetacoplan, and Apellis has exclusive U.S.
commercialisation rights for systemic pegcetacoplan and worldwide
commercial rights for ophthalmological pegcetacoplan, including for
geographic atrophy.
About Sobi® Sobi® is a specialised
international biopharmaceutical company transforming the lives of
people with rare and debilitating diseases. Providing reliable
access to innovative medicines in the areas of haematology,
immunology, and specialty care, Sobi has approximately 1,800
employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and
Australia. In 2023, revenue amounted to SEK 22.1 billion. Sobi's
share (STO:SOBI) is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. More about Sobi at
sobi.com and LinkedIn.
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