Friday, August 8, 2014
Serum contains ZMapp -- company description of monoclonal antibodies (optimized cocktail) to Ebola Virus
Company information from Mapp Biopharmaceutical (posted PDF):
ZMappTM
is
the
result
of
a
collaboration
between
Mapp
Biopharmaceutical,
Inc.
and
LeafBio
(San
Diego,
CA),
Defyrus
Inc.
(Toronto,
Canada),
the
U.S.
government
and
the
Public
Health
Agency
of
Canada
(PHAC).
ZMappTM
is
composed
of
three
“humanized”
monoclonal
antibodies
manufactured
in
plants,
specifically
Nicotiana.
It
is
an
optimized
cocktail
combining
the
best
components
of
MB-‐003
(Mapp)
and
ZMAb
(Defyrus/PHAC).
ZMappTM
was
first
identified
as
a
drug
candidate
in
January
2014
and
has
not
yet
been
evaluated
for
safety
in
humans.
As
such,
very
little
of
the
drug
is
currently
available.
Any
decision
to
use
an
experimental
drug
in
a
patient
would
be
a
decision
made
by
the
treating
physician
under
the
regulatory
guidelines
of
the
FDA.
Mapp
and
its
partners
are
cooperating
with
appropriate
government
agencies
to
increase
production
as
quickly
as
possible
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