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Developing novel drugs to treat inflammation

About the Company

Arch Biopartners is a late-stage clinical trial company focused on preventing inflammation and acute organ injury.

Arch is developing new drugs, led by LSALT Peptide (Metablok), that:
  • inhibit inflammation in the lungs, liver, and kidneys via the dipeptidase-1 (DPEP1) pathway and,
  • are relevant for multiple indications where organ inflammation is an unmet problem with no effective treatments in the market today.
About LSALT Peptide

The pandemic accelerated LSALT Peptide drug development and has shortened the company’s path toward drug approval and commercialization.

  • LSALT Peptide is the first novel therapeutic to join the ongoing Canadian Treatments for COVID-19 (CATCO) Phase III trial
  • In 2020 and 2021, Arch completed a Phase II Trial to investigate LSALT Peptide’s efficacy in the prevention of multiple organ injuries in patients with COVID-19 with patient dosing in the United States, Canada and Turkey.
  • Arch scientists’ 2019 publication in the journal Cell, and subsequent research and development has identified the enzyme dipeptidase-1 (DPEP1) as a major neutrophil (white blood cell) adhesion receptor in the lungs, kidneys and liver. The same, ongoing work also established DPEP1 to be the target of LSALT Peptide, the Company’s lead drug candidate targeting inflammation in the lungs and kidneys.
Arch works closely with the scientific community, universities and research institutions to advance and build the value of select medical innovations, develop the most promising intellectual property, and create value for its investors.
An experienced group of scientists with an executive, board and advisors bringing deep scientific, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and corporate financial experience.
Science and Research
  • Current work on LSALT Peptide (Metablok) is directed by Arch’s larger Treatments for Inflammation Team, led by Dr. Daniel Muruve Ph. D. (Arch Biopartners CSO), Dr. Justin Macdonald Ph. D., Dr. Paul Beck and Dr. Arthur Lau Ph. D (Arch Biopartners Project Director) who are primarily based at the University of Calgary.
  • The DPEP1 Inflammation Pathway and LSALT Peptide were discovered by the Metablok team – Dr. Stephen Robbins Ph. D., Dr. Donna Senger Ph. D. and Jennifer Rahn B Sc., M Sc. at the University of Calgary.

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