Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
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Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S, formerly LifeCycle Pharma A/S, develops improved versions of difficult-to-formulate drugs with its proprietary drug formulation technology, called MeltDose®. The company was founded in 2002 as a spin-off from H. Lundbeck A/S and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S (OMX: VELO). Veloxis is headquartered in Horsholm, Denmark, with an office in Edison, New Jersey
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The melt is solidified when deposed on a particle carrier, and thus captures the active drug in a solid dispersion either as a solid solution or in a nano-crystalline state. The particle size is then increased by controlling and optimizing the product temperature and feed rate of the melt.
The granulate can be directly compressed into tablets without additional processing steps besides blending with a lubricant. In addition, the technology allows for customization of the release profile.
Once in tablet form, the dissolution profile and the particle size of drugs manufactured using MeltDose® technology remain stable allowing for a long shelf-life.
Edison, New Jersey
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MeltDose® Technology Platform
MeltDose® works by incorporating a drug substance with low water solubility into a "meltable" vehicle. It is then sprayed on an inert particulate carrier using fluid bed equipment.The melt is solidified when deposed on a particle carrier, and thus captures the active drug in a solid dispersion either as a solid solution or in a nano-crystalline state. The particle size is then increased by controlling and optimizing the product temperature and feed rate of the melt.
The granulate can be directly compressed into tablets without additional processing steps besides blending with a lubricant. In addition, the technology allows for customization of the release profile.
Once in tablet form, the dissolution profile and the particle size of drugs manufactured using MeltDose® technology remain stable allowing for a long shelf-life.
Product Pipeline
- LCP-Tacro (tacrolimus), a once-daily dosage version of tacrolimus for prevention of rejection in organ transplant patients, is in two Phase 3 clinical trials in kidney transplant patients. The first study in stable transplant patients showed that LCP-Tacro was non-inferior in efficacy and safety compared to twice-daily tacrolimus (Prograf®) [ESOT REF]. The second Phase 3 clinical trial in de novo patients is ongoing.
- FENOGLIDE (fenofibrate) for dyslipidemia, marketed
- AtorFen (atorvastatin plus fenofibrate) for dyslipidemia, completed Phase 2
- LCP-FENO (fenofibrate) for dyslipidemia, in Phase 1