BioVectra and TUBE Biopharmaceuticals Sign Exclusive License for Microbial Fermentation Technology to Manufacture Tubulysins

by | Jul 16, 2018 | BioVectra, News

See original release here Today, BioVectra Inc., a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with microbial fermentation and synthesis capabilities with high containment, and TUBE Biopharmaceuticals GmbH, an Austrian biotech company active in the research field of cytotoxic payloads, announced that they have signed an exclusive license agreement for microbial fermentation technology to manufacture tubulysins. After conducting further development, optimization and upscaling of the strain initially developed by TUBE Biopharmaceuticals, BioVectra intends to provide the marketplace with research- and cGMP-grade tubulysins and downstream derivatives. Tubulysins belong to a cytotoxic tetrapeptidic natural product class that result in disruption of microtubule networks and inhibition of tubulin polymerization of cancer cells, and are suitable for use in conjugation approaches such as Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs), specifically targeting drug-resistant cancers. Financial details of this unlimited agreement were not disclosed. For more information, please contact Jordan MacGregor, at [email protected]. About BioVectra BioVectra is a CDMO that serves global pharmaceutical and biotech companies with full-service cGMP outsourcing solutions for intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients. An innovative and reliable service partner with a strong regulatory history, BioVectra has over 45 years of experience specializing in:

  • cGMP Microbial Fermentation
  • Complex Chemistry – High Potency APIs
  • Biologics
  • Formulation Development
For more information about BioVectra, please visit www.biovectra.com. About TUBE Biopharmaceuticals TUBE Pharmaceuticals GmbH (www.tubepharma.de) was founded in January 2011 in Austria having its labs in Vienna. TUBE Pharmaceuticals develops and commercializes drug candidates derived from natural products with high potency for novel therapeutic applications in the field of oncology. Together with advanced targeting approaches safer and more efficacious therapies especially preventing tumor resistance are to be expected for patients. In-licensing opportunities in the field of natural products derived oncology drugs closer to the clinics complement the internally developed assets of the Company and help to transform the Company into an oncology development company with an attractive pipeline to create further value.]]>