David Atkins – CEO, Congenica, UK
Offering genomic sequencing and analysis, Congenica operates in the exciting world of genomic diagnosis, with a particular focus on rare diseases. Its CEO David Atkins describes the potential of Congenica’s…
Address: Medawar Centre, Robert Robinson Avenue, The Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA,United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 783 000
Web: http://www.oxfordbiomedica.co.uk/
Oxford BioMedica has established a platform of technologies in gene delivery and immunotherapy, protected by an extensive intellectual property estate. Through in-house and collaborative development, the Company has a broad pipeline of gene-based product candidates for the treatment of age-related or inherited neurodegenerative and ocular diseases. In addition, Oxford BioMedica and its collaborators are developing novel targeted therapies and therapeutic vaccines to treat multiple types of cancer.
Oxford BioMedica’s two lead programmes are a gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease (ProSavin®) in Phase I/II development and a therapeutic cancer vaccine (TroVax®) in Phase II development.
The other products include RetinoStat®, StarGen™, UshStat™, EncorStat™, MoNuDin®, Hi-8® MEL, MetXia®, EndoAngio-GT and Targeted Antibody Therapy.
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