SanBio, a stem cell and regenerative medicine company specializing in neurological disorders, announced that it has been issued a key patent by the Australian Patent Office covering its proprietary modified stem cells, SB623, for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. Australian Patent No. 2013263417 was formally issued on September 8, 2016.
To secure its proprietary technology, SanBio filed a global patent application for it modified stem cells (SB623), doocumenting its ability to support regenerative processes in the central nervous system (CNS). The patent also documents the ability of these cells to provide therapeutic support for a range of neurological disorders, including traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Australia was the first country to grant the patent to SanBio. The company is also seeking patent protection in other regions.
According to Dr. Damien Bates, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research at SanBio, “There are 5.3 million people living with chronic disabilities from traumatic brain injury in the United States and more than 700,000 in Australia. We hope that SanBio’s regenerative medicine, SB623, will be able to serve as a treatment option for these patients.”
