ABRPL gets nod for Pre-Clinical Evaluation

Bangalore, July 2 (UNI) Avesta Biotherapeutics and Research Pvt Ltd (ABRPL), a JV of Avesthagen Ltd, has received the permission to conduct a pre-clinical safety and efficacy evaluation study for three of the company's biopharmaceutical product development programmes.

The Review Committee for Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) was authorised by the Union Department of Biotechnology to examine the ABRPL's applications and the committee had given accord for the evaluation study, a company release claimed here today.

These biopharmaceutical products were targeted at therapeutic indications like rheumatoid arthritis, anemia resulting from chronic renal failure and chemotherapy and colorectal cancer.

They were being developed as per global regulatory standards by ABRPL, a joint venture between Avesthagen Limited and Meditab Specialities.

Avesthagen was one of the developers of these high-technology entry barrier products that would eventually be launched in the Indian market.

The company said these products would progress to clinical evaluation during early 2009 based on the outcome of the pre-clinical evaluation.

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