藥界新星 三年內商業化【經濟日報╱記者黃文奇/台北報導】 2014.01.29 03:03 am 中研院院長翁啟惠鑽研醣科學,開創生技新顯學,他和基因體中心研究團隊研究新一代流感疫苗告捷,業界認為,這是翁啟惠從事醣科學研究領域中,繼主動式抗癌症疫苗後的一大突破,也代表未來「萬用疫苗」的世代可望來臨。醣科學領域肇始於70年代、興起於80年代,翁啟惠累積數十年的研究成果,以及中研院基因體中心也在該領域有所突破,近年陸續授權主動式免疫疫苗新藥給國內創新公司,包括新藥公司浩鼎生技、醣基生醫及OPKO Health等。在主動式免疫療法部分,基因體中心授權多項專利給業界,包括浩鼎新一代具備預防效果的抗癌治療性疫苗OBI-833,以及醣基生醫所擁有涵蓋多項醣分子科學專利的抗癌新藥。業界指出,翁啟惠在醣分子領域的研究,對於困難疾病的治療甚至預防,已有顯著成果,若授權成果順利,二至三年內產品即可商業化,並加入治療癌症、流感的行列,有機會改寫人類在醫藥應用的歷史,因此獲得今年以色列的沃爾夫化學獎。 【2014/01/29 經濟日報】
OPKO has acquired rights from Taiwan's Academia Sinica to a new technology for the development of protein-based vaccines against influenza and other viral infections.
The vaccine is expected to provide protection from multiple influenza strains, ranging from seasonal influenza to global pandemics such as swine and avian flu. OPKO has also acquired rights from Academia Sinica to ceramide analogs that are believed to be useful as vaccines or vaccine adjuvants. These are projected to apply to a wide variety of disorders, including cancer, infectious disease, and autoimmune disease. OPKO is currently working in conjunction with Academia Sinica to advance and develop products under these technologies.
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