Peritoneum cells produce Complement in response to peritoneal dialysis fluids and this starts the Mesothelial to Mesenchymal Transformation(MMT) that eventually prevents Peritoneal Dialysis(PD) from being effective. Our patented Meso-Guard(TM) product is designed to prevent Complement activation in the peritoneal cavity and delay MMT so prolonging the therapeutic window for PD. https://lnkd.in/e4QVPZPa #Peritoneal hashtag #Dialysis hashtag #MMT hashtag #Renal hashtag #Complement
Invizius
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Motherwell, North Lanarkshire 1,005 followers
Fighting Inflammation at its Source
About us
Invizius is a spin-out based on world-class Complement research carried out at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Complement is 1.3b years old and part of the innate immune system. As it is the most ancient part of the immune system it is involved at the beginning of every inflammatory response. We fight inflammation at its source. Invizius is developing Second Generation Complement Therapeutics to significantly improve the clinical outcomes of patients with dysregulated complement systems leading to inflammation and fibrosis. Our first indication for H-Guard is in Acute Kidney Injury receiving CRRT where there is filter membrane associated Complement driven damage to renal tubule cells as well as local and systemic inflammatory damage. Our second product Meso-Guard is for patients on Renal replacement Therapy receiving Peritoneal Dialysis. This product should extend the PD treatment window by reducing fibrotic changes caused by peritoneal dialysis fluid. Despite significant improvements in haemodialysis membranes Complement activation by contact with a foreign surface remains a serious issue with short, medium and long term clinical implications. Other acute application of H-Guard is for coating Cardiopulmonary Bypass and ECMO filters. Other applications of our platform include IgA Nephropathy, Preeclampsia, SLE and Neuroinflammation.
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- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Nephrology, Fibrosis, Neurology, Autoimmunity, Diabetes, Complement, Immunology, and Inflammation
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Biocity Glasgow
Bo'ness Road
Motherwell, North Lanarkshire ML1 5UH, GB
Employees at Invizius
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Dr. Sandra Neumann
SVP, Global Operations, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Experienced Executive with broad experience in Pharma, Medtech and Commercial Operations
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Dr Magnus Nicolson MBA FRSM FRSC
Life Science CEO, Consultant, NXD & Coach
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Peter Vanlaeke
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Andy Herbert
Chief Scientific Officer | Entrepreneur | Bio-Tech | Med-Tech | Start-up Founder
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There are 644km of blood vessels in the brain and the effectiveness of the blood brain barrier changes with age and inflammatory status. Our experience looking at endogenous Complement production in the peritoneum made us think about application for controlling astrocyte and microglial complement production using our platform. #Complement #Neuroinflammation #Alzheimer
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One of my Board kindly sent me this old article and reminded/challenged me that last year Chinook; another of the Top 5, was bought by Novartis for $3.3b. Controlling complement activation; our technology platform, has major applications in improving the treatment (HD,PD,CRRT) but also the prevention of renal failure. #Invizius;#Complement; #KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Inflammation #InnateImmunity #Neutrophils
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https://lnkd.in/eFXPB7hd Multiple neurological conditions including depression start with inflammation and degradation of the blood brain barrier. Complement is at the very start of all these inflammatory processes. So controlling complement activation could be a viable therapeutic intervention. #inflammation #Complement #Depression,#BloodBrainBarrier #Invizius
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https://lnkd.in/e9H9b9pm Great article connecting C5a with Neutrophil impairment and bacterial infection & mortality. Obvious correlations with C5a production on CRRT dialysis membranes in AKI and PD fluid C5a induction promoting Peritonitis. Our patented H-Guard and Meso-Guard products are designed and demonstrated ex-vivo to reduce C5a production on dialysis filters in response to plasma and mesothelial cells in responses to PD fluid respectively. Phase 2b in AKI scheduled for 2025. #Complement #AKI #Peritoneal #Nephrology #Neutrophil #Innate #Peritonitis #ICUInfection #Dialysis
C5a impairs phagosomal maturation in the neutrophil through phosphoproteomic remodeling
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Starting our Series B $12m raise at LSX Boston in mid September focused on H-Guard preventing complement mediated damage to kidney tubule cells. Acute Kidney Injury related mortality exceeds by far that of breast cancer, heart failure or diabetes. H-Guard is our first clinical stage complement therapeutic. #complement #inflammation #fibrosis #Neutrophil #Macrophage #CRRT #AcuteKidneyInjury #Immunology
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Early detection and prompt treatment could prevent long-term health effects of acute kidney injury, a condition that commonly arises while people are in hospital https://lnkd.in/eHfEu3Dh
SAFEGUARDING THE KIDNEY
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https://lnkd.in/gSdqddYX Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) has many benefits over Haemodialysis (HD) for certain patient groups. Making PD therapy sustainable for longer in these patients is the aim of our Meso-Guard Project.
How Clinician Preconceptions Affect Peritoneal Dialysis Utilization | Docwire News
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Invizius attended UK Kidney Week in Edinburgh last week, held by The UK Kidney Association. During the conference, Dr Duha Ilyas presented the results of our recent CompAct-HD Study. Dr Elizabeth Blackburn, Principal Scientist at Invizius, also attended. It was an exceptional opportunity for the Invizius team to engage with colleagues and other kidney specialists, and there was a lot of discussion about the ongoing effects of filter driven complement activation in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eitihzpc
Invizius presents findings from First-In-Human Phase 1 Clinical Study of H-Guard® at UK Kidney Week
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