Agreement between IOR and BIMINI Biotech to develop new drugs

The USI-affiliated Institute of Oncology Research (IOR) has reached a licensing agreement with BIMINI Biotech, a startup from the Netherlands, to acquire and further develop a novel first-in-class Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome protein (WASp) activator. The technology is based on pioneering research by the group of Professor Francesco Bertoni, vice-director of IOR in Bellinzona and Group Leader of the Lymphoma Genomics Lab. This protein plays an important role in the aggressiveness of lymphomas, and by activating it, it is possible to destabilize lymphomas by causing cancer cell death. Digvijay Gahtory , CEO of BIMINI Biotech: " We are very excited to bring this first-in-class approach forward to the patients. There is a strong unmet medical need for new mechanisms of action in relapsed or refractory lymphoma patients. We look forward to our collaboration with the IOR. " Francesco Bertoni , vice director of IOR: " It is important to have anti-cancer molecules with novel mechanisms of action.
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