BRANSON MO NEWS:
Doctors, nurses, scientists—just some of the usual suspects that come to mind when you think of medicine. Real estate experts? Not so much. Yet, economic development pros are helping catalyze some promising developments within the Kansas City-area’s life sciences industry.
One of the latest examples is a potential game-changer for the treatment of bladder cancer. Researchers at the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation (IAMI) at University of Kansas Medical Center are working on developing the new agent, which was modified from a previously approved anti-fungal topical drug for jock itch.
After modifying the old drug into a new compound, scientists first pursued it as an oral treatment for leukemia. But after clinical trials were completed, the new drug – called Ciclopirox Prodrug – proved to be more effective as a treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a type of cancer with one of the highest rates of recurrence.
Yet, the team at IAMI knew the road from the lab to the pharmacy was a long one—and an expensive one. The team found a potential solution in BioNOVUS Innovations.
“They came together to help us solve this challenge of finding partners,” said IAMI Director Scott Weir. “Their motivations are to …
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