Klotho Neurosciences, Inc. (KLOTHO) Initiates Manufacturing of KLTO-202 Product Candidate Using AAVnerGene's Platform Technology
Klotho Neurosciences (NASDAQ:KLTO) has signed a binding agreement to manufacture its KLTO-202 gene therapy candidate using AAVnerGene's platform technology. The collaboration leverages AAVnerGene's innovative 'AAVone' platform and engineered HEK293 cell line for enhanced gene therapy production.
The partnership aims to deliver several key advantages over traditional triple transfection methods, including higher titer concentration, fewer impurities, faster optimization, and reduced costs. Additionally, AAVnerGene's 'ATHENA' platform technology offers specific tissue-targeting capabilities, potentially providing safer alternatives to conventional AAV vectors that typically target the liver.
Klotho Neurosciences (NASDAQ:KLTO) ha firmato un accordo vincolante per produrre il suo candidato alla terapia genica KLTO-202 impiegando la tecnologia piattaforma di AAVnerGene. La collaborazione sfrutta la piattaforma innovativa 'AAVone' di AAVnerGene e una linea cellulare HEK293 ingegnerizzata per potenziare la produzione di terapie geniche.
La partnership mira a offrire diversi vantaggi rispetto ai metodi tradizionali di tripla trasfezione, tra cui maggiore titolo virale, minori impurità , ottimizzazione più rapida e costi ridotti. Inoltre, la tecnologia di piattaforma 'ATHENA' di AAVnerGene consente un targeting tissutale specifico, potenzialmente fornendo alternative più sicure ai vettori AAV convenzionali che solitamente prendono di mira il fegato.
Klotho Neurosciences (NASDAQ:KLTO) ha firmado un acuerdo vinculante para fabricar su candidato de terapia génica KLTO-202 utilizando la tecnologÃa plataforma de AAVnerGene. La colaboración aprovecha la innovadora plataforma 'AAVone' de AAVnerGene y una lÃnea celular HEK293 diseñada para mejorar la producción de terapias génicas.
La asociación pretende ofrecer varias ventajas frente a los métodos tradicionales de transfección triple, incluyendo mayor tÃtulo viral, menos impurezas, optimización más rápida y reducción de costes. Además, la tecnologÃa de plataforma 'ATHENA' de AAVnerGene aporta capacidades de direccionamiento tisular especÃficas, lo que podrÃa ofrecer alternativas más seguras a los vectores AAV convencionales que normalmente se dirigen al hÃgado.
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Klotho Neurosciences (NASDAQ:KLTO) a signé un accord contraignant pour produire son candidat en thérapie génique KLTO-202 en utilisant la technologie plateforme d'AAVnerGene. La collaboration exploite la plateforme innovante 'AAVone' d'AAVnerGene et une lignée cellulaire HEK293 modifiée pour améliorer la production de thérapies géniques.
Le partenariat vise à offrir plusieurs avantages par rapport aux méthodes traditionnelles de transfection triple, notamment une concentration de titre plus élevée, moins d'impuretés, une optimisation plus rapide et des coûts réduits. De plus, la technologie de plateforme 'ATHENA' d'AAVnerGene apporte des capacités de ciblage tissulaire spécifiques, offrant potentiellement des alternatives plus sûres aux vecteurs AAV classiques qui ciblent généralement le foie.
Klotho Neurosciences (NASDAQ:KLTO) hat eine verbindliche Vereinbarung zur Herstellung seines KLTO-202 Gentherapie-Kandidaten unter Verwendung der Plattformentwicklung von AAVnerGene unterzeichnet. Die Zusammenarbeit nutzt AAVnerGenes innovative 'AAVone'-Plattform und eine gentechnisch optimierte HEK293-Zelllinie für eine verbesserte Produktion von Gentherapien.
Die Partnerschaft zielt darauf ab, gegenüber herkömmlichen Triple-Transfektions-Methoden mehrere Vorteile zu bieten, darunter höhere Titerkonzentration, weniger Verunreinigungen, schnellere Optimierung und geringere Kosten. Zusätzlich bietet AAVnerGenes 'ATHENA'-Plattform-Technologie spezifische Gewebe-Targeting-Fähigkeiten und könnte damit sicherere Alternativen zu herkömmlichen AAV-Vektoren darstellen, die typischerweise die Leber anvisieren.
- Partnership with AAVnerGene provides access to advanced AAVone platform technology
- Potential for faster clinical development timeline and lower manufacturing costs
- Enhanced product quality with higher titer concentration and fewer impurities
- Improved safety profile through tissue-specific targeting capabilities
- Manufacturing process still in early stages with no guaranteed timeline for completion
- Success of the new manufacturing approach remains unproven
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Klotho's manufacturing agreement with AAVnerGene represents a significant operational advancement that could accelerate their gene therapy development timeline.
This manufacturing agreement marks a critical operational milestone for Klotho Neurosciences' gene therapy program. The selection of AAVnerGene's AAVone platform technology addresses one of the most challenging aspects of gene therapy development: manufacturing complexity.
The traditional "triple transfection" method for AAV vector production is notoriously inefficient, requiring three separate DNA plasmids and extensive optimization that can delay development by months or even a year. AAVnerGene's one-plasmid system represents a significant technological advancement that could provide Klotho with several competitive advantages:
- Higher titer concentration (more therapeutic vectors per batch)
- Reduced impurities (potentially better safety profile)
- Faster production timelines (accelerating path to clinical trials)
- Lower manufacturing costs (improving economics)
Equally significant is AAVnerGene's ATHENA platform for tissue-specific targeting. This directly addresses one of gene therapy's most dangerous limitations - the tendency of AAV vectors to accumulate in the liver and trigger potentially fatal inflammatory responses. By combining ATHENA with Klotho's tissue-specific promoters, they're creating a potentially safer delivery system.
This manufacturing initiative positions Klotho to potentially advance their gene therapy candidates toward clinical testing more efficiently than competitors using conventional methods. While no specific timeline or financial details were disclosed, this represents a significant operational advancement that could meaningfully accelerate their development roadmap.
Dr. Joseph Sinkule, KLOTHO CEO, stated, "The AAVnerGene technology is a game-changer in manufacturing AAV vectors for intracellular delivery of genes. The initiation of manufacturing is a key milestone in the development of any biotech product, and the manufacturing of gene therapy products presents particular complications. KLOTHO is using AAVnerGene's cutting-edge 'AAVone' platform technology and engineered HEK293 cell line to introduce the plasmid DNA containing our Klotho gene, so that the AAV particles containing our gene are at a higher-than-normal titer concentration, have fewer impurities, and can be optimized and produced faster than the old standard method. We believe that working with AAVnerGene as our development partner has the potential to launch our product candidates into the clinic at a faster pace, lower cost, higher efficacy, and higher purity compared to the current 'triple transfection' manufacturing method."
One of the major challenges facing AAV-vectored gene therapies is the propensity of the AAVs to home in on the liver and induce an inflammatory response that causes life-threatening side effects and even death. AAVnerGene created a series of specific tissue-targeting AAVs developed with its 'ATHENA' platform technology. Using the ATHENA system and tissue-specific targeting of the KLTO gene therapy product candidates containing KLTO's tissue-specific promoters will be proven to be highly beneficial and likely safer than the AAV vectors that traffic to the liver.
AAVnerGene and Complexity of AAV-vectored Cell Lines
Over the past 20 years of gene therapy, investigators and companies used a process called "triple transfection" whereby three DNA plasmids are transfected, or inserted, into the cell line called HEK293. The three plasmids contain sequences of the 'gene-of-interest', Rep/Cap sequences from AAV and 'Helper' sequences from Adenovirus to provide essential viral genes to enable replication and packaging of the AAV. As the HEK293 cells replicate and produce the viral proteins, the HEK293 cells assemble the proteins required to make the AAV particles containing the gene-of-interestÌý inside the AAV particle. ÌýThis is a complicated, tedious, labor-intensive process requiring optimization that may take several months or a year to complete. AAVnerGene developed a one-plasmid AAV packaging system called "AAVone," which dramatically increased the production efficiency, simplified the process, reduced the impurity, shortened the time and lowered the development cost.
About Klotho Neurosciences, Inc.
Klotho Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ÌýKLTO) is a biogenetics company focused on the development of innovative, disease-modifying cell and gene therapies using a protein derived from a patented form of the "anti-aging" human Klotho gene (s-KL), and its novel delivery systems to transform and improve the treatment of neurodegenerative and age-related disorders such as ALS, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. The Company's current portfolio consists of its proprietary cell and gene therapy programs using DNA and RNA as therapeutics and genomics-based diagnostic assays. KLOTHO is managed by a team of individuals and advisors who are highly experienced in biopharmaceutical product development and commercialization.
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About AAVnerGene, Inc. AAVnerGene is a creativity-powered biotechnology company pioneering next-generation AAV vector technologies. The company's proprietary platforms include AAVone, a high-yield, single-plasmid AAV production system that dramatically reduces manufacturing costs, and ATHENA, an advanced capsid engineering platform enabling precise tissue targeting. AAVnerGene is dedicated to delivering affordable, scalable, and precision-engineered gene therapy solutions that accelerate clinical development across diverse therapeutic areas.
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