JERUSALEM, Israel, Sept. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: SCNI) ("Scinai" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in inflammation and immunology (I&I) biological products and providing CDMO services through its Scinai Bioservices unit, today announced that it will be hosting a scientific webinar on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 11 AM EDT / 18:00 Israel time. The webinar will address the unmet needs in treating mild to moderate plaque psoriasis and explore intralesional injections of Scinai's novel anti-IL-17A/F VHH antibody as a promising solution. Additional topics will include an introduction to single domain VHH antibodies, Scinai's pipeline and a review of the biological drug development journey towards marketing authorization.
oin Scinai Immunotherapeutics Executives for a live Online Expert Panel, covering the unmet needs in treating mild to moderate plaque psoriasis and exploring intralesional injections of Scinai’s novel anti-IL-17A/F VHH antibody as a promising solution
The virtual panel discussion will feature:
Mr. Amir Reichman, CEO of Scinai, who will serve as moderator;
Dr. Tamar Ben Yedidia, Chief Scientific Officer at Scinai;
Prof. Michael Schoen, Director of Dermatology and Venerology at the University Medical Center G?ttingen, Germany (UMG) and an independent medical consultant of Scinai; and
Prof. Matthias Dobbelstein, Max Planck Institute Fellow and Department Head at UMG and a member of Scinai's Scientific Advisory Board.
The webinar will be broadcast via Zoom. Interested participants can register using the following LINK.
The discussion will provide an in-depth exploration of the plaque psoriasis landscape, current treatment options, existing unmet needs, and the potential of intralesional injections of anti-IL-17A/F single domain VHH antibodies to offer a superior treatment for those affected. Topics will include:
An overview of the plaque psoriasis landscape, the current treatment options and the unmet need;
Understanding what single domain VHH antibodies are and how they are made;
Comparing the advantages and limitations of VHH antibodies to conventional monoclonal antibodies;
The various stages of biologic drug development and the steps taken by Scinai in developing its novel anti-IL-17 VHH antibody for psoriasis treatment;
The target product profile of Scinai's leading drug intended for intralesional application via a pen injector and a review of Scinai's pre-clinical results and plans for clinical trials; and
Insights into Scinai's extensive pipeline of VHH antibodies developed in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute in G?ttingen and UMG.
Participants will also have the opportunity to submit questions and receive answers during a Q&A session at the end of the webinar.
About Scinai Immunotherapeutics
Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: SCNI) is a biopharmaceutical company with two complementary business units, one focused on in-house development of inflammation and immunology (I&I) biological therapeutic products beginning with an innovative, de-risked pipeline of nanosized VHH antibodies (NanoAbs) targeting diseases with large unmet medical needs, and the other a boutique CDMO providing biological drug development, analytical methods development, clinical cGMP manufacturing, and pre-clinical and clinical trial design and execution services for early stage biotech drug development projects.
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