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The funding will be used to advance LMN-201, an investigational, orally delivered biologic drug to treat and prevent C. difficile infection, through late-stage trials.
The funds will develop and test a prototype broad-spectrum, fast-acting intranasal powder for treatment and prevention of viral respiratory infections. The therapeutic is a human immune signaling protein, important in the body's immune response to respiratory viral infections.
Due to synergy LMN-201 antibody cocktail, which targets C. difficile exotoxin B, is 300- to 3000-fold more potent at neutralizing most clinically prevalent TcdB toxin types than bezlotoxumab, only monoclonal antibody currently approved for treatment or prevention of CDI.
LMN-101, a VHH-derived binding protein obtained from Spirulina designed to bind and inhibit FlaA, flagellin filament protein of Campylobacter jejuni to treat Campylobacter Infections.
The support is provided by the US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) for preclinical development of LMN-301, an investigational product directed at treating and preventing the gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations of Covid-19.
The collaboration builds on previously published research pointing to a diversity of relevant biology within the gastrointestinal tract that can potentially be modulated with therapeutic proteins.
The grant supports rapid development of an oral SARS-CoV-2 treatment and preventative product candidates through FDA Investigational New Drug (IND) submission and initial engineering work for a large-scale cGMP manufacturing plant.
The round brings Lumen’s total equity and non-dilutive investment to $68 million and will support continued advancement of Lumen’s three clinical programs for C. difficile, norovirus and traveler’s diarrhea.