ROSEVILLE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rebiotix Inc, a late-stage biotechnology focused on harnessing the power of the microbiome to treat debilitating diseases, joined the C. Diff Foundation today to congratulate the State of Minnesota for declaring November “Clostridium difficile Awareness Month.” Rebiotix, part of the Ferring Pharmaceuticals Group, and the C. Diff Foundation indicated that the proclamation approved by the office of Governor Mark Dayton serves to heighten awareness of the impact this disease has on patients in Minnesota and across the United States. The infection, which has been labelled an urgent national health threat by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), results in 500,000 infections each year and is directly responsible for more than 29,000 deaths annually.
“Clostridium difficile infection is recognized as the number one healthcare associated infection in the U.S.,” says Lee Jones, president and CEO of Rebiotix. “It’s a debilitating, isolating, and potentially life-threatening condition. We applaud both the C. Diff Foundation and Governor Dayton’s administration for bringing awareness to this significant health concern, and look forward to continuing to develop novel therapies to address this unmet need.”
Rebiotix’s first product, RBX2660, is currently in a Phase 3 clinical trial for the prevention of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. It is the most clinically advanced product of the company’s Microbiota Restoration Therapy™ drug platform. The second product, known as RBX7455, a lyophilized, non-frozen, room-temperature stable oral formulation, was recently studied in a Phase 1 investigator-sponsored trial for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.
“Supporting C. diff patients, their families, and the providers who care for them requires leadership across all fields – from governmental institutions, to advocacy, to academia and industry,” says Nancy Caralla, founder of the C. Diff Foundation. “On behalf of C. diff patients, we applaud the efforts of the State of Minnesota and Rebiotix for playing such an important role in raising awareness about CDI. This is a critical part to reducing the impact and rate of the infection everywhere.”
About Rebiotix
Rebiotix Inc, part of the Ferring
Pharmaceuticals Group, is a late-stage clinical microbiome company
focused on harnessing the power of the human microbiome to revolutionize
the treatment of debilitating diseases. Rebiotix possesses a deep
and diverse clinical pipeline, with its lead drug candidate, RBX2660, in
Phase 3 clinical development for the prevention of recurrent Clostridium
difficile (C. diff) infection. RBX2660 has been granted Fast Track,
Orphan and Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA for its
potential to prevent recurrent C. diff infection. Rebiotix’s clinical
pipeline also features RBX7455, a lyophilized, room temperature stable
oral capsule formulation. Rebiotix is also targeting several other
disease states with drug products built on its pioneering Microbiota
Restoration Therapy™ platform. For more information on Rebiotix and its
pipeline of human microbiome-directed therapies, visit www.rebiotix.com.
About Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a
research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to helping
people around the world build families and live better lives.
Headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, Ferring is a leader in
reproductive medicine and women’s health, and in specialty areas within
gastroenterology and urology. Ferring has been developing treatments for
mothers and babies for over 50 years. Today, over one third of the
company’s research and development investment goes towards finding
innovative and personalized healthcare solutions to help mothers and
babies, from conception to birth. Founded in 1950, Ferring now employs
approximately 6,500 people worldwide, has its own operating subsidiaries
in nearly 60 countries and markets its products in 110 countries.
Learn more at www.ferring.com, or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About the C Diff Foundation
The C Diff Foundation is a
non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization established in 2012. It is comprised
of 100% volunteering professionals dedicated to supporting public health
through education and advocacy for C. difficile infection
prevention, treatments, environmental safety and support world-wide. The
Foundation’s CEO and founder is a nurse inspired to create the
foundation after witnessing the loss of her father to CDI, as well as
suffering from the infection herself. The C Diff Foundation members,
with their volunteer patient advocates, successfully “raise C. diff
awareness” locally and in over fifty-six (56) countries and host a U.S.
nation-wide hotline (1-844-FOR-CDIF) to support healthcare providers,
patients and families through the difficulties of a C. diff
infection.
