Shield Therapeutics names new chief financial officer
Hans-Peter Rudolf is a Swiss national with extensive international experience, particularly in the US.
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Shield Therapeutics PLC is a commercial-stage specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on addressing iron deficiency with its lead product Accrufer ® /Feraccru ® (ferric maltol). The group has launched Accrufer® in the US and Feraccru ® is commercialized in the UK and European Union by Norgine B.V., who also have the marketing rights in Australia and New Zealand. Shield also has an exclusive license agreement with Beijing Aosaikang Pharmaceutical for the development and commercialization of Accrufer ® / Feraccru ® in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with Korea Pharma Co in the Republic of Korea, and with KYE Pharmaceuticals in Canada.
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Hans-Peter Rudolf is a Swiss national with extensive international experience, particularly in the US.
“We will be continuing to develop our launch plans for Accrufer in the United States"
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The product has already been approved in the UK, European Union, Switzerland and the United States
Sales might exceed US$100mln from the third year according to forecasts
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“We aim to give clarity on the US by the end of March and I am sure that 2021 will be a transformational year for Shield," said Tim Watts
The company said it has received numerous indicative proposals from potential commercialisation partners, adding that COVID-19 has accentuated Accrufer as an iron deficiency treatment
Shield’s general counsel, Lucy Huntington-Bailey, said: "We are delighted that the European Patent Office has decided not to continue proceedings following the withdrawal of the opposition by TEVA and saw no reason to amend the patent as or
The profit followed an US$11.4mln upfront payment from ASK Pharm, the group's partner in China
A licensing deal in the US, where it would be called Accrufer, can start to unlock the world’s largest iron replacement market
Analysts say completing the negotiations represents significant further upside potential for the company
"We are very pleased that the reanalysis of the AEGIS-H2H study data demonstrates that Feraccru/Accrufer is a credible alternative to IV therapy and offers economic advantages,” said Tim Watts.
Hyperphosphatemia is a condition where due to renal failure there is too much phosphorus present in the blood
The iron deficiency specialist said he has "substantial experience working with both large and small pharmaceutical companies"
One study concluded that ferric maltol, a component of Feraccru/Accrufer, was “well tolerated” by patients suffering from pulmonary hypertension and resulted in “significant improvements in iron status and haemoglobin levels"
The group announced on May 21 that its current chairman, James Karis would not seek re-election and would be stepping down at the AGM
Tim Watts' comment was made alongside the company’s 2019 results, which charted a period of significant progress
Sales of Feraccru in Germany and the UK rose during the first quarter of 2020 according to European partner Norgine