NANOBIOTIX Announces Regulatory Harmonization and New Composition of Matter Patent Filed for JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3)
Nanobiotix (NASDAQ: NBTX) announced two significant developments for its radioenhancer JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3). First, major European health authorities have reclassified the product from a medical device to a medicinal product, aligning with its status in the US and other major markets. This reclassification follows updated insights into the product's mechanism of action.
Second, the company has filed a new composition of matter patent for JNJ-1900, which is currently licensed by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, a Johnson & Johnson company. The product is undergoing extensive global clinical development, including a pivotal Phase 3 trial in head and neck cancer, across multiple tumor types and therapeutic combinations.
Nanobiotix (NASDAQ: NBTX) ha annunciato due sviluppi importanti per il suo radioenhancer JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3). In primo luogo, le principali autorità sanitarie europee hanno riclassificato il prodotto da dispositivo medico a medicinale, allineandolo al suo status negli Stati Uniti e in altri mercati principali. Questa riclassificazione segue nuove conoscenze sul meccanismo d'azione del prodotto.
In secondo luogo, l'azienda ha depositato un nuovo brevetto di composizione per JNJ-1900, attualmente concesso in licenza a Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, una società di Johnson & Johnson. Il prodotto è in fase di sviluppo clinico globale esteso, compreso un trial pivotale di Fase 3 nel cancro della testa e del collo, che coinvolge diversi tipi di tumore e combinazioni terapeutiche.
Nanobiotix (NASDAQ: NBTX) anunció dos avances significativos para su radioenhancer JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3). Primero, las principales autoridades sanitarias europeas han reclasificado el producto de dispositivo médico a medicamento, alineándolo con su estatus en EE. UU. y otros mercados importantes. Esta reclasificación se basa en nuevos conocimientos sobre el mecanismo de acción del producto.
En segundo lugar, la compañía ha presentado una nueva patente de composición para JNJ-1900, que actualmente está licenciada a Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, una empresa de Johnson & Johnson. El producto está en desarrollo clínico global extenso, incluyendo un ensayo pivotal de fase 3 en cáncer de cabeza y cuello, abarcando múltiples tipos de tumores y combinaciones terapéuticas.
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Nanobiotix (NASDAQ : NBTX) a annoncé deux avancées majeures concernant son radioamplificateur JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3). Premièrement, les principales autorités sanitaires européennes ont reclassé le produit de dispositif médical à médicament, alignant ainsi son statut sur celui des États-Unis et d'autres marchés clés. Ce reclassement fait suite à de nouvelles connaissances sur le mécanisme d'action du produit.
Deuxièmement, la société a déposé un nouveau brevet de composition pour JNJ-1900, actuellement sous licence auprès de Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, une filiale de Johnson & Johnson. Le produit est en cours de développement clinique global approfondi, incluant un essai pivot de phase 3 dans le cancer de la tête et du cou, couvrant plusieurs types tumoraux et combinaisons thérapeutiques.
Nanobiotix (NASDAQ: NBTX) gab zwei bedeutende Entwicklungen für seinen Radioverstärker JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) bekannt. Erstens haben wichtige europäische Gesundheitsbehörden das Produkt von einem Medizinprodukt zu einem Arzneimittel umklassifiziert, was seinem Status in den USA und anderen wichtigen Märkten entspricht. Diese Umklassifizierung folgt auf aktualisierte Erkenntnisse zum Wirkmechanismus des Produkts.
Zweitens hat das Unternehmen ein neues Zusammensetzungs-Patent für JNJ-1900 angemeldet, das derzeit von Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, einer Johnson & Johnson Gesellschaft, lizenziert ist. Das Produkt befindet sich in einer umfangreichen globalen klinischen Entwicklung, einschließlich einer entscheidenden Phase-3-Studie bei Kopf- und Halskrebs, die mehrere Tumorarten und therapeutische Kombinationen umfasst.
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Insights
Regulatory harmonization and new patent filing strengthen JNJ-1900's global commercial potential and intellectual property protection.
The reclassification of JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) from a medical device to a medicinal product in major European countries represents a significant regulatory milestone for Nanobiotix. This harmonization with the US classification creates a unified global regulatory framework that will likely streamline future development and approval processes.
The regulatory alignment indicates that health authorities have gained new insights into the product's mechanism of action, suggesting a more complex biological interaction than previously understood. This reclassification wasn't arbitrary but based on scientific reassessment, potentially reflecting enhanced understanding of how the radioenhancer functions at the cellular level.
Equally important is the new composition of matter patent filing, which strengthens the intellectual property protection for JNJ-1900. Composition patents typically offer the strongest protection in pharmaceutical IP portfolios, potentially extending market exclusivity and enhancing the commercial value proposition. This move suggests confidence in the product's unique properties and future commercial potential.
The continued advancement of JNJ-1900 through Johnson & Johnson's global clinical development program, including a pivotal Phase 3 trial in head and neck cancer, demonstrates ongoing commitment to this radioenhancer technology. These regulatory and patent developments create a more favorable environment for potential future global commercialization, reducing regulatory complexity and strengthening market protection for this potential first-in-class therapy in radiation oncology.
- Health authorities in major European countries have accepted the reclassification of JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) from a medical device to a medicinal product, aligning with regulatory status in the US and other major markets
- Medicinal product classification supports unified global regulatory classification, facilitating future global strategies and filings
- New composition of matter patent for JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) filed by Nanobitotix
PARIS and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (Euronext: NANO –� NASDAQ: NBTX � the ‘�Company’�), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company pioneering physics-based approaches to expand treatment possibilities for patients with cancer, today announced two important developments that aim to reinforce the global positioning of potential first-in-class radioenhancer JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3), which is licensed by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, a Johnson & Johnson company.
Health authorities in major European countries have agreed to formally reclassify JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) from a medical device to a drug, completing a process initiated by Johnson & Johnson to harmonize the product candidate’s regulatory status with classifications already in place in the United States and other major markets. The reclassification follows updated insights into the product candidate’s mechanism of action.
In parallel, Nanobiotix has filed a new composition of matter patent for JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) that aims to reinforce the intellectual property foundation supporting the product candidate.
“These updates reflect our continued commitment to the JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) program,� said Laurent Levy, co-founder and chairman of the executive board at Nanobiotix. “We are pleased with the progress achieved with health authorities and proud to continue advancing this potential first-in-class product candidate toward patients in need.�
JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) is currently the subject of a comprehensive global clinical development program across multiple tumor types and therapeutic combinations, including a pivotal Phase 3 trial in head and neck cancer.
About JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3)
JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) is a novel, potentially first-in-class oncology product composed of functionalized hafnium oxide nanoparticles that is administered via one-time intratumoral injection and activated by radiotherapy. Its proof-of-concept was achieved in soft tissue sarcomas through a successful randomized Phase 2/3 study in 2018. The product candidate’s mechanism of action (MoA) is designed to induce significant tumor cell death in the injected tumor when activated by radiotherapy, subsequently triggering adaptive immune response and long-term anti-cancer memory. Given the physical MoA, Nanobiotix believes that JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) could be scalable across any solid tumor that can be treated with radiotherapy and across any therapeutic combination, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Radiotherapy-activated JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) is being evaluated across multiple solid tumor indications as a single agent or combination therapy. The program is led by NANORAY-312—a global, randomized Phase 3 study in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancers. In February 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration granted regulatory Fast Track designation for the investigation of JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) activated by radiation therapy, with or without cetuximab, for the treatment of patients with locally advanced HNSCC who are not eligible for platinum-based chemotherapy—the same population being evaluated in the Phase 3 study.
Given the Company’s focus areas, and balanced against the scalable potential of NBTXR3, Nanobiotix has engaged in a collaboration strategy to expand development of the product candidate in parallel with its priority development pathways. Pursuant to this strategy, in 2019 Nanobiotix entered into a broad, comprehensive clinical research collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to sponsor several Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies evaluating JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) across tumor types and therapeutic combinations. In 2023, Nanobiotix announced a license agreement for the global co-development and commercialization of JNJ-1900 (NBTXR3) with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, a Johnson & Johnson company.
About NANOBIOTIX
Nanobiotix is a late-stage clinical biotechnology company pioneering disruptive, physics-based therapeutic approaches to revolutionize treatment outcomes for millions of patients; supported by people committed to making a difference for humanity. The Company’s philosophy is rooted in the concept of pushing past the boundaries of what is known to expand possibilities for human life.
Incorporated in 2003, Nanobiotix is headquartered in Paris, France and is listed on Euronext Paris since 2012 and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in New York City since December 2020. The Company has subsidiaries in Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States) amongst other locations.
Nanobiotix is the owner of more than 25 umbrella patents associated with three (3) nanotechnology platforms with applications in 1) oncology; 2) bioavailability and biodistribution; and 3) disorders of the central nervous system.
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