SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - October 30, 2014) - Since Edward Jenner’s development of the smallpox vaccine in the late 1790s, humankind has enjoyed the benefit of immunization, which has saved many millions of lives. Today, Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) is in the forefront of developing DNA vaccines, inserting engineered genes into cellular machinery to synthesize proteins that, in turn, generate antibodies that fight disease. An additional benefit is a powerful T-cell response, which harnesses the patient’s own capacity to fight infections and cancers. If pivotal studies read out favorably, DNA immunization could prove a true game changer in healthcare. In this interview with The Life Sciences Report, Inovio President and CEO J. Joseph Kim discusses his company’s platform technology, which addresses both therapeutic and preventive methods of fighting disease.
The Life Sciences Report: Joseph, your principal technology platform at Inovio is the DNA-based vaccine or immunotherapy. The traditional immunization platform involves giving a patient an attenuated virus, bacterium or antigen, and waiting a few weeks for a titer of antibodies to develop. What is the difference between the traditional immunization platform and Inovio’s DNA immunization platform?
Joseph Kim: Instead of using whole viruses, or weakened forms or parts of viruses, we use the DNA, or genetic blueprint, that encodes for the antigens (proteins) of our choice. We design all our products in the computer, using a genetic sequence database. We immunize patients with engineered DNA sequences that will...
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