HOUSTON, June 12, 2020—ZZ Biotech today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the investigation of the company’s experimental drug 3K3A-APC for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke as a Fast Track development program. ZZ Biotech’s 3K3A-APC is a genetically engineered variant of the naturally occurring activated Protein C, which plays…

HOUSTON, January 26, 2018—ZZ Biotech today announced that preliminary results of RHAPSODY, the company’s Phase 2 clinical trial in acute ischemic stroke patients, were presented at the 2018 International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles. The placebo-controlled dose-escalation trial was designed to establish a maximally tolerated dose (MTD) of 3K3A-APC in patients with acute ischemic stroke…

A human protein combined with stem cell therapy has been found to repair stroke damage to the brain, according to a new USC-led study on mice. Permanent brain damage from a stroke may be reversible thanks to a developing therapeutic technique, a USC-led study has found.

Animal study examines method for restoring brain cells killed by stroke or other neurological diseases Scientists and clinicians have long dreamed of helping the injured brain repair itself by creating new neurons, and an innovative NIH-funded study published today in Nature Medicine may bring this goal much closer to reality. A team of researchers has…

ZZ Biotech was awarded a $250,000 grant by BPA to support clinical development of its lead drug product, 3K3A-APC. The drug was manufactured at Patheon’s state-of-the-art contract manufacturing located in Brisbane, and will be used in animal studies and Phase 2 clinical trials targeting ischemic stroke and diabetic foot ulcers.

In December 2015, US company ZZ Biotech LLC completed the acquisition of Bioatrix Pty Ltd. Based in Houston, ZZ Biotech is in a Phase 2 trial with 3K3A-Activated Protein C (‘3K3A-APC’) in acute ischemic stroke patients, supported by a grant from the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke. ZZ Biotech’s Australian subsidiary is presently…

Award to Cedars-Sinai Stroke Intervention Researchers Supports Collaborative Study Involving National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke LOS ANGELES (April 22, 2014) – Cedars-Sinai stroke intervention researchers have been informed that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award an $8 million grant to fund a…

ZZ Biotech Announces Phase 2 Trial with 3K3A-APC in Stroke; Funds Will Be Provided by NIH and Broadview Ventures HOUSTON, April 22, 2014—ZZ Biotech today announced that the National Institutes of Health will support a multicenter Phase 2 clinical trial of its experimental drug, 3K3A-APC, in patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke. The Phase 2…