Debiopharm Group™ and Nobelex Biotech Inc., a Canadian company focusing on the discovery and early development of novel antimicrobial drugs, today announced their collaboration for two discovery programs to develop antibiotics targeting Neisseria gonorrhoeae and enteric species utilizing a novel mechanism of action.
These programs, which issue from Affinium’s FabI discovery platform acquired by Debiopharm in February 2014, will lead to the development of narrow-spectrum innovative antibiotics. Nobelex, recently founded by Affinium’s former management, will contribute their expertise in microbiology, medicinal chemistry and infectious diseases as well as their knowledge of the platform and experience in the development of innovative antibiotics. Debiopharm will bring its expertise in advancing projects through preclinical and clinical development.