Dutch biopharma company Kiadis has launched a research programme to research and develop its K-NK cell therapy technology as a treatment for Covid-19. This builds upon K-NK cells’ efficacy against other viral diseases, such as cytomegalovirus, and the fact that Covid-19 seems to break down NK immunity.
Kiadis’ K-NK-ID101 programme will be advanced in collaboration with five Dutch institutions – these include the Department of Viroscience of Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam and the Division of Infectious Diseases of the Veterinary Faculty of Utrecht University.
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Kiadis chief scientific officer Robert Friesen said: “Our unique K-NK-cell technology platform is broadly applicable across a range of therapeutic areas.
“While our initial focus has been targeted towards blood cancers, we are now expanding our research into infectious diseases and have established relationships with anti-viral and Covid-19 academic and drug development experts, to develop our K-NK-cell therapeutics for the treatment of Covid-19.”
The company’s CEO Arthus Lahr added: “We believe that medicines based on K-NK cells could be an important part of the armamentarium needed to fight this global pandemic, and offer a potential universal pandemic preparedness platform.”
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