The Stiftung für Technologie, Innovation und Forschung Thüringen (STIFT) and the Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Holzland invest in an innovative therapeutics company in Jena
SmartDyeLivery, in Jena, uses nanoparticles to direct therapeutic compounds directly to targeted organs. With a patented technology based on functional nanoparticles, SmartDyeLivery convinced the STIFT to join the Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Holzland, which increased its investment, and bm|t as key institutional shareholders, in the aspiring biotechnology company.
SmartDyeLivery, in coöperation with Jena University professors Ulrich S. Schubert and Michael Bauer, has developed a nanoparticle that seeks its target with high accuracy and then releases the transported compound directly into the targeted organ. In addition to organ-specific compound transportation, SmartDyeLivery´s technology can enable the measurement of organ function.
The company´s first target is patients that have sepsis-related liver failure. Due to a lack of therapeutic options, more than 90% of these patients do not survive. Each year in Germany alone over 1,500 lives could be saved with a safe and effective treatment for sepsis-related liver failure. “The latest pre-clinical data demonstrate the enormous potential in our first clinical application of this technology, and prove that we are on the right path,” said Dr. Marc Lehmann, Managing Director of the Jena biotech company.
About the Stiftung für Technologie, Innovation und Forschung Thüringen (STIFT):
The STIFT supports innovative technology companies in Thüringen within the framework of the ThEx Innovative project. Additionally, the STIFT invests in selected high-tech start-ups as a co-investor. In this activity, the level of innovation of the founding business plan and the corporate potential are the primary considerations.
About Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Holzland:
The Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Holzland has been a strong and reliable partner in the region of Jena-Saale-Holzland for over 185 years. Through its large network of branch offices, customer advisors are closely positioned to the bank´s customers, and the bank is able to make important decisions quickly on location. From retail accounts to real estate brokerage and construction finance to commercial lending and advisory, the Sparkasse offers a complete array of financial services. As a public institute, the bank´s interests are in supporting the local economy and the people living in the region.
About SmartDyeLivery GmbH:
SmartDyeLivery GmbH develops nanoparticle transport for therapeutic, diagnostic, and theranostic applications. The company´s goal is to save patients´ lives by creating new therapy options for medical conditions that were previously either untreatable or extremely difficult to treat.
You can find more information at www.smartdyelivery.de