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LAKEWOOD-AMEDEX INC, AND ETHICOR PHARMA LTD, ENTER INTO EUROPEAN AND
EXTENDED MARKETS COLLABORATION
Sarasota, Florida and London, UK, May 15, 2012 – Lakewood-Amedex Inc., (L-A), a leading developer of
novel anti-infective pharmaceuticals, and Ethicor Pharma Ltd, a company engaged in the specialty
pharmaceutical sector in the European medical community announced today that they have entered into
an agreement under which Ethicor and Lakewood-Amedex will collaborate in the development of Nu-2
topical anti-microbial-bacterial product in Europe, South America, Australasia and the Middle East for the
treatment of infected diabetic ulcers that have failed to respond to standard of care therapies.
NuBiotics are a new class of synthetic broad spectrum anti-microbial compounds that have been proven
effective against all strains of bacteria and fungi tested to date, including antibiotic resistant strains. These
compounds function through a novel mechanism of action resulting in the rapid killing of bacteria and
represent a new paradigm in the fight against the rising threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria such as
Acinetobacter, Mycobacterium, Pseudomonas, and Staphylococcus. Lakewood- Amedex is developing
Nu-2 as a topical product for the treatment of diabetic ulcers, burn wounds, and onychomycosis and Nu-3
as an intravenous product for complicated urinary tract infections.
Lakewood-Amedex’s President and CEO, Steve Parkinson, commented "We are very excited about this
collaboration with Ethicor. While this is a new company, the senior executives are very experienced in the
pharmaceutical market. Our ultimate aim is to get these products into the hands of clinicians who can use
them to help patients who might otherwise lose a limb to untreatable infections."
Richard Drury, Managing Director of Ethicor commented "We were greatly impressed when first
introduced to the Lakewood-Amedex product portfolio and the quality of the company’s science. We felt
immediately that Nu-2 topical was an ideal product for the Ethicor portfolio. We are building a solid
portfolio in our company and a patent-protected first-in-class novel anti-bacterial that can treat a host of
topical wounds that have shown to be non-responsive to conventional antibiotics is a great addition to our
product offerings. We have identified additional exciting products in the Lakewood-Amedex portfolio that
would be well suited to the Ethicor business model and we hope to add more of these to our collaboration
in the future, as well as expanding into additional territories."
About Lakewood-Amedex, Inc.
Lakewood-Amedex is a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing a broad portfolio of antiinfective products, including first-in-class anti-bacterial compounds, orally available nanoRNA
therapeutics for acute and chronic diseases such as arthritis, inflammation, cancer, influenza, and
hepatitis, and a fully human monoclonal antibody for HUS. The Company’s products and technology are
covered by an extensive patent portfolio consisting of 36 granted and/or issued patents and 27 pending
patent applications covering all major pharmaceutical markets. The Company’s lead therapeutic
candidate is a novel synthetic broad spectrum anti-bacterial proven to be effective in killing a wide range
of gram positive, gram negative, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria and is expected to enter initial clinical
trials in 2012.
About Ethicor Pharma Ltd.
Ethicor Pharma is a newly formed company established for the purpose of bringing to market medicines
which address un-met clinical needs in Europe and additional territories. Ethicor will also address the
European ‘Specials’ markets which represents a $6 billion per year opportunity. Ethicor has assembled a
portfolio of some 40 ‘Specials’ products including novel compounds and unlicensed formulations of
generic drugs.
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