Sanifit announces positive Phase 2b data in cardiovascular calcification - Gilde Healthcare

Sanifit announces positive Phase 2b data in cardiovascular calcification

October 30, 2019

Utrecht (The Netherlands), Palma (Spain) and San Diego (US) – Sanifit, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on treatments for progressive vascular calcification disorders, today announced that the international Phase 2b CaLIPSO study of SNF472 in patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis has met its primary endpoint. The study demonstrated a reduction in coronary artery calcium (CAC) volume in patients treated with SNF472 as compared to patients receiving placebo over a 52-week period.

The CaLIPSO Study is a 52-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the effects of 300mg and 600mg of SNF472 on the progression of cardiovascular calcification (CVC) assessed by the CAC score and other assessments by computed tomography (CT). The study was conducted at 65 investigational sites in the US, Spain and the UK.

 
About Sanifit
Sanifit is a biopharmaceutical company focused on calcification disorders. The company launched in 2007 as a spin-off from the University of the Balearic Islands and expanded its activities in the USA in 2016 with the incorporation of a subsidiary with offices in San Diego. The company’s lead asset, SNF472, has successfully completed a Phase 2 proof of concept study in calciphylaxis, with a Phase 3 pivotal study in preparation. Sanifit has raised around $130M, including a series D funding of $61.8M (€55.2M) in mid-2019. For more information please visit www.sanifit.com.

About Gilde Healthcare
Gilde Healthcare is a specialized European healthcare investor managing € 1 billion ($ 1.2 billion) across two fund strategies: venture & growth capital and private equity. Gilde Healthcare’s venture & growth capital fund invests in health tech and therapeutics. The venture & growth companies are based in Europe and North America. Gilde Healthcare’s private equity fund invests in profitable European lower mid-market healthcare companies with a focus on the Benelux and DACH region. The private equity fund targets healthcare providers, suppliers of medical products and service providers in the healthcare market. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.gildehealthcare.com.

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