- Malaria is a life-threatening public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. There is a need for an effective, affordable, and accessible preventive and/or treatment medication. This potential partnership is a step towards this cause
- This potential partnership aims to bring together Kainomyx's expertise in novel drug discovery, Aurigene's capability to conduct integrated drug discovery and development, and Dr. Reddy's ability to commercialize products in low and middle-income countries, in addition to the US and Europe
- It is a testament to the commitment of involved parties towards promoting global public health and Dr. Reddy's goal of reaching 1.5 billion patients by 2030
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. ((BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE:RDY, NSEIFSC: DRREDDY, along with its subsidiaries together referred to as "Dr. Reddy's")), and its CRDMO arm Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Limited (Aurigene), today announced that they have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kainomyx, Inc., a US-based company with a proprietary platform that helps target cytoskeletal proteins of parasites, a novel mechanism of action, for the development and commercialization of affordable anti-malarial drug in the U.S., Europe, and in low and middle-income countries. The MoU remains subject to signing of a definitive agreement.