{"id":3625,"date":"2023-12-21T23:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T23:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2023-12-21T23:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T23:58:43","slug":"up-to-1-8m-funding-from-motor-neurone-disease-foundation-could-be-on-the-table-for-pharmaust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=3625","title":{"rendered":"Up to $1.8m funding from motor neurone disease foundation could be on the table for PharmAust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PharmAust invited to apply for up to $1.8m grant funding from FightMND<br \/>\nFunding would be applied to company\u2019s Phase 2 study of its drug to treat motor neurone disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis<br \/>\nSuccessful grant applications will be notified by July 2024<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Special Report:<\/em> <\/strong><strong>FightMND, Australia\u2019s leading not-for-profit foundation for motor neurone disease research, has invited PharmAust to submit a full grant application to help cover costs of its planned Phase 2 study due to begin in H1 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s planned Phase 2\/3 study is a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, adaptive clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of its monepantel (MPL) treatment in patients with Motor Neurone Disease\/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (MND\/ALS) over 48 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The primary aim will be to evaluate the efficacy of MPL, as compared to placebo, on MND\/ALS disease progression.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/pharmaust-paa\/\"><strong>Pharm<\/strong><strong>A<\/strong><strong>ust (ASX:PAA)<\/strong><\/a> submitted a letter of intent to FightMND in response to their call for clinical study proposals aimed at academic-industry partnerships \u2013including but not limited to \u2013 pharmaceutical, bio-therapeutic\/biotechnology companies, academic institutions and universities, hospitals, and MND researchers throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Up to $1.8m could be on the table <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Up to $1.8 million in support from FightMND is available per grant \u2013 and a successful application could play a key role in PAA\u2019s development of the monepantel drug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGaining access to undiluted funds to help offset the costs of drug development is a goal of every biotechnology company,\u201d PAA CEO Dr Michael Thurn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFightMND has already been influential to date in the development of monepantel for MND\/ALS by fully funding our initial Phase 1 study.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the potential shown to date for monepantel to provide patients with MND\/ALS with a treatment benefit, we are excited at our prospects of securing further funding from FightMND for our adaptive Phase 2\/3 study.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Applications for grant funding are due by the 24 March 2024, with successful recipients to be notified in July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was developed in collaboration with PharmAust, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article does not constitute financial product advice. 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