Company has Successfully Completed the Production of Three Process Validation Batches at Commercial Scale
Completes a Substantial Requirement Toward the Planned Submission of D-PLEX100 NDA and MAA Regulatory Filings
PETACH TIKVA, Israel, Sept. 19, 2023 — PolyPid Ltd. (Nasdaq: PYPD) (“PolyPid” or the “Company”), a late-stage biopharma company aiming to improve surgical outcomes, today announced the successful completion of the production of three process validation batches of D-PLEX100 which have started stability program. This successful production process validation completes a substantial requirement toward the Company’s planned submission of D-PLEX100 New Drug Application (NDA) and Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) regulatory filings.
“The successful validation of the production process at commercial scale is the result of a significant facility expansion and scale-up that more than tripled the Company’s capacity to manufacture D-PLEX100 for the U.S., EU and global markets,” stated Dikla Czaczkes Akselbrad, PolyPid’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our in-house state-of-the-art GMP sterile production facility provides us with full control of D-PLEX100 manufacturing from clinical stage to commercial supply and serves as a key competitive advantage going forward. Importantly, we have now evolved into a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company.”
PolyPid’s ongoing Phase 3 SHIELD II trial of D-PLEX100 for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) is currently recruiting patients undergoing open abdominal colorectal surgery with large incisions. Top-line results are expected in mid-2024.
About D-PLEX100
D-PLEX100, PolyPid’s lead product candidate, is designed to provide local prolonged and controlled anti-bacterial activity directly at the surgical site to prevent SSIs. Following the administration of D-PLEX100 into the surgical site, the PLEX (Polymer-Lipid Encapsulation matriX) technology pairs with Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, enabling a prolonged and continuous release of the broad-spectrum antibiotic doxycycline, resulting in a high local concentration of the drug for a period of 30 days for the prevention of SSIs, with additional potential to prevent SSIs caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria at the surgical site. D-PLEX100 received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of SSIs in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. D-PLEX100 also received three Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designations, and three Fast Track designations for the prevention of SSIs in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery, post-abdominal surgery incisional infection and for the prevention of sternal wound infection post-cardiac surgery.
About PolyPid
PolyPid Ltd. (Nasdaq: PYPD) is a late-stage biopharma company aiming to improve surgical outcomes. Through locally administered, controlled, prolonged-release therapeutics, PolyPid’s proprietary PLEX (Polymer-Lipid Encapsulation matriX) technology pairs with Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), enabling precise delivery of drugs at optimal release rates over durations ranging from several days to months. PolyPid’s lead product candidate D-PLEX100 is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the prevention of abdominal colorectal surgical site infections. In addition, the Company is currently in preclinical stages to test the efficacy of OncoPLEX for the treatment of solid tumors, beginning with glioblastoma.
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Contacts:
PolyPid Ltd.
Ori Warshavsky
COO – US
908-858-5995
IR@Polypid.com
Investors:
Brian Ritchie
LifeSci Advisors
212-915-2578
britchie@lifesciadvisors.com
