Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. Establishes A New Scientific Advisory Board
December 06, 2018 at 07:30 pm IST
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Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. established a new Scientific Advisory Board to guide the development of its proprietary, prescription-only omega-3 fatty acid composition, MAT9001, and appointed three internationally renowned experts in Christie M. Ballantyne, M.D., John J.P. Kastelein, M.D., Ph.D., FESC and Kevin C. Maki, Ph.D. as its first members. Dr. Ballantyne is a leading cardiovascular specialist, lipidology expert and atherosclerotic vascular disease researcher. He is currently a Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the Chief of the Sections of Cardiovascular Research and Cardiology. Dr. John Kastelein is Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Vascular Medicine at the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, where he holds the Strategic Chair of Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Kevin Maki is a leading clinical lipid specialist with extensive experience in the design and conduct of clinical trials in human nutrition, metabolism and chronic disease management. He has participated in more than 250 clinical trials and observational studies as an investigator, consultant or statistician.
Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on delivering groundbreaking therapies using its lipid nanocrystal (LNC) platform delivery technology (LNC Platform). Its lead product candidate is MAT2203 (oral amphotericin B), a highly potent antifungal drug which, by virtue of LNC delivery, has been made oral, safe, and well-tolerated for prolonged administration in patients with life-threatening invasive fungal infections. MAT2203 is now positioned for a single, Phase III registration trial (the ORALTO trial) in support of a New Drug Application (NDA) for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis in patients with limited treatment options. It is expanding the utilization of the LNC Platform with small molecules and small oligonucleotides outside of infectious disease, targeting inflammation and oncology. It is also investigating a variety of LNC formulations of two small oligonucleotides designed to target inflammatory cytokines IL-17A and TNFα.