DPI developers Iconovo have announced plans to develop inhaled GLP-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of obesity and, potentially, related metabolic diseases. The company says that it plans to conduct preclinical proof-of-concept studies itself and then will look to out-license the inhalers. As part of its efforts in this area, the company said that it had filed “a broad patent application related to inhaled GLP-1 receptor agonists.”
Iconovo CEO Johan Wäborg commented, “As a leading inhalation company, with a range of fully developed inhaler platforms and the competence to formulate pharmaceutical compounds into powders, we are in a perfect position to take a step into reformulation of selected high-value products in areas where inhalation can offer significant patient benefits. We are very excited to take this important step towards the development of a next generation of patient-friendly GLP-1 treatments with sustained efficacy.”
Read the Iconovo press release.
