Need your help. Has anyone heard of this? I have been asked to participate in trials in NZ. Apparently they have had good results with this drug. I spoke to a lady who was treated and she has had good reults. She could not intially stand, was wheelchair bound and could not lift her arms above her head.
She can now stand and lift her arms up.
Any feedback welcomed.
Jam
Virionyx- MIS416
Jam, I just had a look around and I found no evidence that it is even being considered specifically as an MS treatment. The only mention of this drug candidate and autoimmune diseases I found was that the company founder suffers from "an auotimmune disease" (didn't say which disease) and has been using this for 10 years. It hasn't undergone any trials that I could find. Sorry I didn't have anything more helpful to share.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/virionyx-d ... ital-38222
This company were originally working with a treatment for HIV.
I found this
Virionyx director in USA taps investors for further capital
NZPA | Monday November 24 2008 - 07:37pm
An American director of Virionyx, a New Zealand biopharmaceutical company testing a new anti-AIDS drug in India, has been helping raise cash for the company in the United States.
Chris Collins, one of four unpaid directors at Virionyx, is seeking more capital from the company's American investors, the Buffalo City News reported.
South Auckland-based Virionyx has poured over $40 million of investors' funds into not only its Aids drug, HRG214, but other targets such as Trithrax, an anthrax vaccine it hopes to sell to the US Government at $US5000 ($NZ9569.37) a dose.
HRG214 and Trithrax exploit the fact that goats have better immunity to some micro-organisms than humans.
Most of the money so far spent by the company has come from New Zealand investors.
According to its website more than 80 percent of the 1550 shareholders are New Zealand residents, but the US-based private investors own a stake of about 25 percent.
Mr Collins, who has a day job as Erie County's elected chief executive, is Virionyx's lead investor in the US.
He recently gathered about 20 other investors for a brunch at the Brookfield Country Club.
Virionyx said two years ago it was eyeing a United States listing, after selling a 16.8 percent stake for $US6m to American investors.
It wanted to raise a total of $US7.5 million for operational funding, to pay back $1.5 million in debt, and cover the cost of phase II trials of HRG214 -- and said it hoped to raise the additional $US1.5m from New Zealand shareholders at $1.50/share.
Mr Collins said doctors, scientists, friends and neighbours in suburban Buffalo had put their money into Virionyx at his suggestion.
Virionyx began an American joint venture, Buckler Biodefense Corp, with a Buffalo company Zeptometrix, in 2005, when the American company was headed by Mr Collins.
In addition to the anthrax vaccine, it has also been working on an emergency therapy for acute radiation-induced neutropenia, a condition which often precedes leukaemia.
This company were originally working with a treatment for HIV.
I found this
Virionyx director in USA taps investors for further capital
NZPA | Monday November 24 2008 - 07:37pm
An American director of Virionyx, a New Zealand biopharmaceutical company testing a new anti-AIDS drug in India, has been helping raise cash for the company in the United States.
Chris Collins, one of four unpaid directors at Virionyx, is seeking more capital from the company's American investors, the Buffalo City News reported.
South Auckland-based Virionyx has poured over $40 million of investors' funds into not only its Aids drug, HRG214, but other targets such as Trithrax, an anthrax vaccine it hopes to sell to the US Government at $US5000 ($NZ9569.37) a dose.
HRG214 and Trithrax exploit the fact that goats have better immunity to some micro-organisms than humans.
Most of the money so far spent by the company has come from New Zealand investors.
According to its website more than 80 percent of the 1550 shareholders are New Zealand residents, but the US-based private investors own a stake of about 25 percent.
Mr Collins, who has a day job as Erie County's elected chief executive, is Virionyx's lead investor in the US.
He recently gathered about 20 other investors for a brunch at the Brookfield Country Club.
Virionyx said two years ago it was eyeing a United States listing, after selling a 16.8 percent stake for $US6m to American investors.
It wanted to raise a total of $US7.5 million for operational funding, to pay back $1.5 million in debt, and cover the cost of phase II trials of HRG214 -- and said it hoped to raise the additional $US1.5m from New Zealand shareholders at $1.50/share.
Mr Collins said doctors, scientists, friends and neighbours in suburban Buffalo had put their money into Virionyx at his suggestion.
Virionyx began an American joint venture, Buckler Biodefense Corp, with a Buffalo company Zeptometrix, in 2005, when the American company was headed by Mr Collins.
In addition to the anthrax vaccine, it has also been working on an emergency therapy for acute radiation-induced neutropenia, a condition which often precedes leukaemia.
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MIS416 just published info
I'm very interested to find out what info is available on the web regarding MIS416. I just googled today and found your discussion along with an article published in a US Biotech magazine. This is a very heavy read but may be of interest....
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If the link is slow opening up just try typing virionyx into the biopharm website and it will find and display the article.
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If the link is slow opening up just try typing virionyx into the biopharm website and it will find and display the article.
Re: Virionyx
Hi JAM- Did you go on MIS416?? What happened? How did it go for other people?jam wrote:Thanks for the replies. I have been asked to participate in a trial with this medication. I think I will - don't have too much to lose but possibly e/thing to gain.
Let me know what you think. I will be injected weekly!
Jam