• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Exopharm

Exopharm

  • Home
  • Products
  • Partnering
  • Science
  • Resources
    • ASX Announcements
    • News & Articles
  • About Us
    • Our Values
    • Management Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Scientific Advisory Board
  • Contact

About Us

Exopharm: Delivering Transformative Medicines

Exopharm (ASX:EX1) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of transformative medicines using exosomes or extracellular vesicles (EVs) and is pursuing a pipeline-driven platform strategy.

Exosomes can be loaded with a variety of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and can be targeted to selected cell-types and tissue types – improving the safety-profile of the APIs and providing better treatments.

Exosome delivery of DNA and other gene therapies into the nucleus of the patient’s cells will improve treatment of inherited medical conditions.

Exosomes are an alternative means of drug delivery inside the body, alongside technologies such as lipid nanoparticles (LNP), cell-penetrating peptides, viral vectors and liposomes. The drug delivery industry is growing at an annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% and is currently valued at about US$175 billion.

Exopharm’s exosome technologies solve important needs for the success of exosome medicines – LEAP manufacturing technology, LOAD API loading technologies and EVPS tropism technologies.

Exopharm’s suite of exosome technologies enable its own pipeline of exosome medicines – each aimed at delivering a transformative medicine for an unmet medical need.

Exopharm’s products and technologies are also available under licenses or partnerships to enable others to build their pipelines around the benefits of exosome medicines.

Exopharm’s History

Ian Dickson

Exopharm was founded in 2013 by Dr Ian Dixon to bring EVs forward as a new form of medicine to treat medical problems people still face.

With experience in the stem cell and cell therapy fields, Dr Dixon was seeing the emerging research around EVs and the potential to use EVs from stem cells as an alternative to cellular therapies. While stem cells cultured in a bioreactor produce large numbers of EVs, the EV purification techniques being used at the time were accepted as being unsuited to the manufacture of a proprietary pharmaceutical-grade biologic product. Dr Dixon realised that the invention of a proprietary technology that could properly and efficiently purify EVs from the other substances in the secretions of the cells would provide a significant commercial opportunity – despite the obvious challenges.

3 years of research by Dr Dixon and his team led to the discovery of a way to isolate EVs using ligand-based affinity chromatography – he called it the LEAP Technology. A PCT Application for the LEAP Technology was lodged in December 2016 and further patent applications have since been lodged. The main patent is now at National Phase in 13 countries including the USA.

In 2018 Exopharm became a listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). In 2019 Exopharm ran its first clinical trial and its second clinical trial is due to report in early CY 2021.

Since its formation, Exopharm has grown to be a 41-person team based at the Baker Institute in Melbourne as a commercial tenant. Ian remains the Chief Executive Officer of Exopharm and a substantial shareholder.

Watch Us Make Waves

https://exopharm.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Exopharm_timelapse-V6-1.mp4

Our Values

Our Team

Board of Directors

scientific advisory board

Footer

Resources

  • ASX Announcements
  • Board of Directors
  • News & Articles

Information

  • Contact
  • Partnering
  • Join Our Mailing List
  • Privacy, Terms and Conditions
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo
Copyright © 2023 · Exopharm · ACN 163 765 991 · info@exopharm.com
Level 17/31 Queen St, Melbourne VIC Australia 3000 · P: +61 (0)3 9111 0026 ·

Web Design by Mallee Blue Media
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Do not sell my personal information.
Cookie SettingsAccept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT