Rockland Immunochemicals Awarded Phase I SBIR Funding to Develop Generic Antibodies “Biosimilars” for the Treatment of Can

GILBERTSVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rockland Immunochemicals Inc., (www.rockland-inc.com) a biotechnology company focusing on antibodies and antibody based tools for basic research, diagnostic assay development and preclinical studies, today announced that it has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop Generic Antibodies “Biosimilars” for the Treatment of Cancer.

Antibody therapy offers treatment for a wide range of diseases, and can extend the life of cancer patients, but the treatment cost is extremely expensive. As patent protection of some current antibodies expires in coming years, there is an opportunity to develop generic and lower priced versions of these therapeutic biologics for the treatment of cancer. To accelerate the development of a generic version of the popular anti-cancer drugs Herceptin, Rituxan, Zevalin and Erbitux, Rockland will construct vectors of these antibodies.

“Rockland’s antibody technology platform continues to be widely received by the research and Biopharma community,” commented Jim Fendrick, President of Rockland Immunochemicals. “We anticipate continued success in our antibody efforts to discover and develop both novel and existing antibody targets that have broad application in the research, diagnostic and therapeutic markets.”

The biologics developed by Rockland will be effective for antibody therapy. Available as lower priced generic versions of current anti-cancer antibodies, these therapeutics will make the treatment of the disease more affordable and accessible for all cancer patients.

About Rockland Immunochemicals

Rockland Immunochemicals has supported the biopharma and diagnostic industries for over 40 years with antibodies and antibody based tools™ for basic research, assay development, and preclinical studies. With manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, Rockland produces Antibodies for western blotting, immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence microscopy, ELISA and FLOW cytometry. More information about Rockland Immunochemicals and their products and services can be found at the company’s web site at http://www.rockland-inc.com/.



CONTACT:

Rockland Immunochemicals Inc.
Tabitha Patrick, 610-369-1008
Communications
[email protected]

KEYWORDS:   United States  North America  Pennsylvania

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Health  Biotechnology  Oncology  Pharmaceutical  Research  Science  General Health

MEDIA:

Logo
 Logo