Inflection Biosciences licenses preclinical oncology programs from the CNIO

Inflection Biosciences Ltd, a private company focused on the development of targeted small molecule treatments for cancer, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) for the exclusive, worldwide rights to develop and commercialise several novel kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer.

The compounds leverage the CNIO's considerable expertise in drug discovery and comprise a novel pan-PIM kinase inhibitor program and a number of unique multi-targeting kinase inhibitors combining activity on PIM kinase and additional kinases including the phosphoinositide-3 kinase and the mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/mTOR) pathway. All molecules have shown good activity in preclinical models, are orally- available with excellent pharmaceutical properties.

Dr María Blasco, Director of CNIO added "It is a great satisfaction for the CNIO to join forces with the experienced team at Inflection Biosciences, allowing us to take full advantage of our ability to innovate cancer treatments."

Dr Michael O'Neill, Co-Founder and Director of Research and Development at Inflection Biosciences commented "Following an extensive global search we are delighted to have secured assets in late preclinical stages of development of this quality and potential and from an organisation recognised internationally for the quality of its cancer research and its drug discovery programs."

Provided by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO)