Aptamer Group plc (LON:APTA), the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, has announced that a genetic medicines customer has selected to progress to the final commercial development phase for Optimer delivery vehicles.
Over the past ten months, Aptamer has successfully developed Optimer delivery vehicles and shipped Optimer test material to the customer during October 2024. The performance of these delivery vehicles has been validated by the customer, indicating that the Optimer delivery vehicles can specifically target the required cell type, with the potential to be used as part of a precision therapy, which would deliver downstream licensing revenue for Aptamer.
The same customer has also successfully demonstrated Optimer binding to the target cells from a panel of different animal species. This pan-species specificity is highly desirable to facilitate progression through preclinical development, where testing in multiple animal species is often used before testing in humans. Due to the targeting specificity, multiple species binding, and reproducibility of the results, the customer has committed to progressing to the final commercial development stage for the therapeutic delivery vehicle.
