Company pioneering nanotechnology to bring innovative medicines that make a real difference
Blueberry Therapeutics is set to create safe, effective “nanomedicines” to treat a number of unmet clinical needs.
Blueberry Therapeutics is exploring the anti-microbial agenda through the development of new anti-fungal drugs and treatments to tackle this important unmet healthcare need. Located in the BioHub at Alderley Park, Cheshire, they recently received a visit from the Duke of York who was interested to hear about Blueberry’s goals to develop new anti-infective treatments and see first hand some of the nanoparticle formulation and characterisation work.
Nanotechnology is often hailed for its potential to advance medicine, however it is not simply working at ever smaller dimensions; rather, working at the nanoscale enables scientists to utilise the unique physical, chemical, mechanical, and optical properties of materials that naturally occur at that scale. Blueberry has unique nanopolymer delivery technology that opens up huge opportunities to rapidly develop new medicines and help find ways to treat infection and inflammation.
Blueberry’s novel nanotechnology drug delivery platform allows the company to deliver drugs into cells and tissue in an efficient way, which has the potential to facilitate the development of therapies to tackle the huge healthcare needs of antibiotic resistance in bacterial infection. As they can deliver drugs so efficiently with this platform, Blueberry can
Dr Mike Davies, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Blueberry Therapeutics, commented: “Last year we secured investment that was an extremely significant stepping stone in our journey to deliver new therapies to patients suffering from serious bacterial and fungal infections. The capital will enable Blueberry to progress two anti-fungal programmes to clinical trials this year. In the short-term we are delivering a portfolio of over-the-counter products to generate revenue and thus enable the growth of Blueberry and ensure significant return to our investors.”
Blueberry Therapeutics utilise a highly effective drug delivery system based on a well-described nanopolymer with over 30 years of safe human use. This system rapidly self-assembles with both small and large molecules (e.g. proteins, peptides and nucleic acids) and “packages” them into nanoparticles. These nanoparticles greatly enhance cellular delivery into both mammalian and bacterial cells.
Use of this technology allows Blueberry to develop therapies against well-validated targets in new ways. It also helps to over-come the limitations of some current therapies by improving drug solubility, cellular delivery and efficacy. Finally, the ability of the nanopolymer system to deliver protein and peptides in active confirmations into cells opens up exciting new possibilities for “intracellular biologics” capable of tackling attractive approaches to disease treatment that are currently perceived to be “undruggable” by conventional small molecule treatments, such as neutralising resistant bacteria.
Related News
-
News Patients vs Pharma – who will the Inflation Reduction Act affect the most?
The Inflation Reduction Act brought in by the Biden administration in 2022 aims to give better and more equitable access to healthcare in the USA. However, pharma companies are now concerned about the other potential costs of such legislation. -
News CPHI Podcast Series: What does the changing US Pharma market mean for industry and patients alike?
In this week's episode of the CPHI Podcast Series Lucy Chard, Digital Editor for CPHI Online is joined by James Manser to discuss the political and market changes in the US pharma field. -
News CPHI Barcelona Annual Report illuminates industry trends for 2024
The CPHI Annual Survey comes into it’s 7th year to report on the predicted trends for 2024. Over 250 pharma executives were asked 35 questions, with their answers informing the industry landscape for the next year, spanning all major pharma marke... -
News Which 10 drugs are open to price negotiation with Medicare in the USA?
The Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services, under the Biden administration in the USA, has released a list of the 10 drugs that will be open to price negotiations as part of the new legislation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). -
News EU Medical Devices Regulation causes unintended disappearances of medical devices for children, doctors state
Doctor groups and associations have appealed to the EU to correct the EU Medical Devices Regulation law that may cause unintended shortages of essential drug and medical devices for children and rare disease patients. -
News 10 Major Drug Approvals So Far in 2023
Last year, 37 novel drugs were approved by the FDA, this was a high number for such a category, and covered many fields including oncology, demonstrating how promising further research is, and how it is only continuing to build. To date, there are alre... -
News Detecting Alzheimer's disease with a simple lateral flow test
A novel rapid diagnostic test for early-stage Alzheimer's disease has been developed using a biomarker binder from Aptamer Group along with technology from Neuro-Bio, the neurodegenerative disease experts. -
News CPHI Podcast Series: outsourcing and manufacturing trends
Listen to the CPHI Podcast Series this June to hear Gil Roth of the PBOA speak with Digital Editor Lucy Chard about the biggest trends and topics to watch in pharma outsourcing and manufacturing at the minute.
Position your company at the heart of the global Pharma industry with a CPHI Online membership
-
Your products and solutions visible to thousands of visitors within the largest Pharma marketplace
-
Generate high-quality, engaged leads for your business, all year round
-
Promote your business as the industry’s thought-leader by hosting your reports, brochures and videos within your profile
-
Your company’s profile boosted at all participating CPHI events
-
An easy-to-use platform with a detailed dashboard showing your leads and performance