Weizmann Institute of Science
Padeliporfin VTP’s innovative approach was developed by Prof. Avigdor Scherz and Prof. Yoram Salomon from the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS).
WIS is a world leader in research and treatment innovation. The collaboration with ImPact Biotech led to the formation of ImPact’s research center in Israel that enables the production and rapid targeting of new compounds prior to an in-depth pre-clinical assessment.
The partnership between WIS and ImPact Biotech has resulted in numerous projects and represents a new concept in which ImPact Biotech, in its capacity as an industrial and commercial partner, has access to academia-based innovations at an early stage of research.
This approach enables the early targeting of candidate compounds for different therapy indications. As soon as a candidate compound appears to meet industrial requirements, the WIS team initiates preliminary pre-clinical studies.
Additional compounds are under investigation for use in other tumor types as well as other therapeutic areas.