JERUSALEM, September 24, 2015 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- JERUSALEM, September 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. ORMP, +13.33% (http://www.oramed.com), a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that the Company’s patent for its invention, titled “Methods and Compositions for Oral Administrations of Proteins” has been allowed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Nadav Kidron, CEO of Oramed, stated, “This is an important milestone which paves our entrance into the US diabetes market which is the largest single diabetes market worldwide.”
About ORMD-0801 Capsule for Type 2 Diabetes
ORMD-0801 has the potential to create a new paradigm in the treatment of diabetes by oral delivery of insulin at an earlier stage of treatment, potentially slowing disease progression and delaying or even eliminating late-stage complications. Orally administered insulin should bring with it enhanced patient compliance. In addition, intestinally absorbed-oral insulin actually mimics insulin’s natural location and gradients in the body by first passing through the liver before entering the bloodstream.
About Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Oramed Pharmaceuticals is a technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, Oramed’s Protein Oral Delivery (POD[TM]) technology is based on over 30 years of research by top scientists at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule (ORMD-0801). Having completed multiple Phase IIa clinical trials, the company has started its Phase IIb on type 2 diabetes under an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In addition the company is developing an oral GLP-1 analog capsule (ORMD-0901).
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Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements. For example, we are using forward-looking statements when we discuss that our US patent is an important milestone which paves our entrance into the US diabetes market, that ORMD-0801 has the potential to create a new paradigm in the treatment of diabetes, potentially slowing disease progression and delaying or even eliminating late-stage complications, that orally administered insulin should bring with it enhanced patient compliance or revolutionizing the treatment of diabetes with our products. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Oramed only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties related to the progress, timing, cost, and results of clinical trials and product development programs; difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approval or patent protection for our product candidates; competition from other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies; and our ability to obtain additional funding required to conduct our research, development and commercialization activities. In addition, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology and market requirements; delays or obstacles in launching our clinical trials; changes in legislation; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; lack of validation of our technology as we progress further and lack of acceptance of our methods by the scientific community; inability to retain or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the development of our products; unforeseen scientific difficulties that may develop with our process; greater cost of final product than anticipated; loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition; laboratory results that do not translate to equally good results in real settings; our patents may not be sufficient; and final that products may harm recipients, all of which could cause the actual results or performance of Oramed to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, Oramed undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Oramed, reference is made to Oramed’s reports filed from time to time with the SEC.
Company Contact Oramed Pharmaceuticals Ariella Vaystooch Office: +972-2-566-0001 ext. 2 US: +1-718-831-2512 ext. 2 Email: ariella@oramed.com
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