Title: An Introduction to InfaCare
1An Introduction to InfaCare
2Contents
- Mission Statement
- Management Team/Board of Directors
- Business Model
- Project Pipeline
- Hyperbilirubinemia its Risks
- Introduction to Stanate (stannsoporfin)
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3InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corporation
- Mission Statement
- We will become the industrys leading
specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the
unmet needs of neonates and older children by
acquiring, developing and commercializing
innovative solutions which raise their quality of
life.
4Management Team
- Chairman CEO- Dr. Robert A. Vukovich
- 30 years of drug development/acquisition and
marketing experience - COO John R. Post
- 29 years experience in new drug development,
marketing, licensing, and sales. Ex. Pfizer
Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim. - CFO Wendy Shusko, CPA
- 15 years in finance, operations. Ex. Roberts
Pharmaceutical Corp
5Board of Directors
- Extensive Experience in Drug Development,
Marketing, Sales Operations, and Government
Affairs - Digby Barrios (BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim,
Sepracor) - Edward Breslow (EMC, Bose, Texas Instruments)
- William Crouse (HealthCare Partners, JJ,
DuPont, Revlon, BMS) - Marilyn Lloyd (US Congresswomen, TN)
- Wendy Shusko (Roberts, Wellspring)
- A. James Ueberroth (Procept, Boehringer
Ingelheim, Sterling, BMS) - Richard Vietor (Merrill Lynch, DBL, Citibank)
- Robert A. Vukovich Chairman (WPC, Roberts,
BMS, Revlon, W-L)
6Business ModelSpecialty Pharmaceutical Concept
- Focus on Neonatal/Pediatric Products
- Under-occupied space (neonatal/pediatric)
- Market segment often referred to as therapeutic
orphans - License and Develop Late-stage Development
Candidates - Provides shorter lower risk development
pathways - Cooperative regulatory climate (FDAMA/BPCA)(1)
- Develop New Formulations of Existing FDA-Approved
Drugs - Execute Acquisitions to Complement Portfolio
Enhance Sales - ____________________
- (1) Food and Drug Administration Modernization
Act of 1997 (FDAMA) Best Pharmaceuticals for
Children Act of 2002 (BPCA)
7Project Portfolio
- Stanate for treatment of hyperbilirubinemia (HB)
- Target market 1 billion
- Bethanechol for treatment of Infantile GERD(3)
- Target market 400 million
- Sincalide for treatment of Neonatal Ileus
- Target market 100 million
- Neonatal-Specific Dosage Forms
- Develop dosage forms appropriate for the NICU to
ease - administration and reduce dosing errors
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____________________ (3) Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease (GERD)
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- Hyperbilirubinemia
- and
- Stanate
- (A New Way to Battle Jaundice)
9Hyperbilirubinemia A Clear and Present Danger
10Hyperbilirubinemia (HB)
- Hyperbilirubinemia Jaundice
- A Widespread Issue
- 60 of all babies develop jaundice, or
hyperbilirubinemia - Cause is excess bilirubin, a neurotoxin
- Bilirubin peaks 3-5 days of age, after hospital
discharge - Linked to breast feeding, which is rising in U.S.
- Moderate cases possible neurological deficits,
hearing loss, learning disabilities and possibly
autism and allergies - Severe cases Kernicterus (increasing) and
possibly cerebral palsy - The leading cause of hospital re-admission
- Current treatment, phototherapy (PT), is
remedial, not preventative in nature
11Problems with Phototherapy
- Side Effects
- Dehydration
- Hyperthermia (body temperature must be monitored)
- Eye protection required
- Watery and frequent stools
- Deficiencies
- Does not prevent jaundice, only remediates (slow
onset) - Bilirubin rebound occurs with cessation
- Requires constant monitoring of patient
(intensity dependent) - Adverse Behavioral effects
- Isolation from mother
- Reduced sensory input
- Reduced ability to breast feed
- Cost Estimated annual expense 1.7BB
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12Disorders Linked to Moderate Jaundice
13Raising Awareness Sentinel Event Alert
Non-Invasive Testing
- The Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), issued a
Sentinel Event Alert to all hospitals in 2001
mandating procedures for the prevention of
HB/Kernicterus - Hospitals risk losing accreditation if they do
not practice increased diligence regarding HB - JCAHO specifies using the Bhutani Nomogram to
identify infants at risk of HB - Non-invasive serum bilirubin determinations
possible with new Bilichek(5) device - Obviates need for blood draw, facilitates use of
Bhutani Nomogram
____________________ (5) Developed by SpectRx,
Inc. (NasdaqSPRX)
14Guiding Treatment StrategiesThe Bhutani Nomogram
Use of the Nomogram in the first 2 days can
identify which infants will develop HB and
therefore be candidates for treatment before
hospital discharge
15Raising Pediatric AwarenessNew AAP Guidelines
- New AAP Guidelines for management of
hyperbilirubinemia published July 1, 2004
(Pediatrics 114(1)). - Guidelines require higher level of vigilance by
health care personnel prior to hospital
discharge. - Exchange transfusions indicated if neurologic
signs of CNS toxicity noted, even if bilirubin
level falling. - Guidelines state that Stanate when approved
should be used as alternative treatment. - Authors of new AAP Guidelines are members of
InfaCare Pediatric Advisory Board.
16Preparing for StanateSummary
- Jaundice- A Widespread Healthcare Issue
- JACHO Sentinel Event Alert
- Establishes the urgency
- New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines
- Establishes clear guidelines to minimize
incidence of HB - Includes Bhutani Nomogram- Helps identify
patients at risk - New Non-Invasive Assays
- Facilitates easy bilirubin testing nomogram use
- Address Hyperbilirubinemia Risks
- Stanate The First-in-Class treatment option
17Stanate
- A New Way to Battle Jaundice
18StanateR(stannsoporfin)
- First-in-Class Treatment Option
- Competitive Inhibitor of Heme Oxygenase
- Enzyme that converts heme into bilirubin
- Single Intramuscular Dose
- Rapidly Reduces Bilirubin Levels
- One Dose Prevents Bilirubin Production at its
Source for 6-8 days
19Stanate Phase I II Clinical DataClinical
Superiority to Phototherapy (PT)
- Frequency distribution of peak bilirubin in
G-6-PD(6) deficient neonates treated with either
Stanate or PT
____________________ (6) Glucose-6-Phosphate
Dehydrogenase (G-6-PD)
20Stanate Clinical Outcome SummaryBattling
Jaundice
21Stanate Clinical Data SummaryBattling Jaundice
- 762 Patients Treated
- Dose ranging, R/PC/DB(9) study (231)
- Randomized direct comparison to PT (44)
- Pre-term infants. Dose ranging, R/PC/DB study
(235) - G-6-PD deficient infants R/OL(10) comparison to
PT (172) - Randomized open label (80)
- Safety
- Reversible photosensitivity, erythema
- 5-year follow-up clean
- Efficacy
- Noted in all studies with regard to reduction in
bilirubin and reduced PT - Stanate Prevents Hyperbilirubinemia Superior
to PT
____________________ (9) Randomized,
placebo-controlled, double-blind
(R/PC/DB) (10) Randomized, open-label (R/OL)
22Stanate Battling Jaundice
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- Hyperbilirubinemia swiftly treated
- Role of PT Exchange Transfusions greatly
reduced - Kernicterus potentially eliminated
- Paradigm shift in treatment (prevention vs.
remediation) - Reliance on parent reporting of jaundice reduced
or eliminated - Reduced time in the NICU Well Baby Nursery
Cost Reduction - Avoid potential disorders linked to moderate HB
- Overall Threat of Jaundice Significantly Reduced
23InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corporation
- Mission Statement
- We will become the industrys leading
specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the
unmet needs of neonates and older children by
acquiring, developing and commercializing
innovative solutions which raise their quality of
life.