BioFactura’s Ustekinumab Biosimilar To Be Trialed As ‘Robotic’ Pill

US-Based Firm Signs Agreement With CA-Based Rani Therapeutics

BioFactura, which is already using its ‘StableFast’ technology platform to develop its biosimilar ustekinumab candidate, has allied with fellow US-based biotech Rani Therapeutics to see if the biologic can be formulated into Rani’s proprietary ‘robotic’ pill.

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Rani recently completed an IPO, raising $73m • Source: Alamy

BioFactura is joining forces with Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. to assess BioFactura’s BFI-751 biosimilar Stelara (ustekinumab) candidate with Rani’s RaniPill platform technology, which intends to replace subcutaneous or intravenous injection of biologics with pain-free oral dosing, in the form of a ‘robotic’ pill.

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