Objective
This project aims to close the gap to the market for a small molecule AMP activated protein kinase (AMPK) activator,
denoted O304, as a novel first-in-class drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and associated cardiovascular
complications, including heart failure and peripheral arterial disease.
The number of adults around the world with diabetes quadrupled from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. About 90%
of these people have type 2 diabetes — a major cause of kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, amputations, heart attack
and stroke. It is estimated that only approx. 10 % of T2 diabetics reach the goal of living a complication free life.
Today, patients diagnosed with T2D are recommended a change in lifestyle and the drug Metformin is the first line of
treatment. When Metformin becomes insufficient, a number of add-on treatments are used, including insulin. None of the
existing drugs, however, reduces insulin resistance - a primary cause of obesity-induced T2D.
Betagenon has developed and pre-validated the first candidate AMPK activator drug in T2 diabetics, a key regulator of
energy balance, both on a single cell level and the whole organism level. Phase I clinical data show that O304 reduces
fasting plasma glucose, the hallmark of T2D, in patients with T2D on stable metformin treatment, and increases the rate of
hyperaemic blood in calf muscle in middle aged obese individuals. The project is strategically focused on performing a
Phase IIa proof-of-concept validation of O304. This will enable Betagenon to commercialize the product through outlicensing
to a Phase IIb and Phase III validation partner.
Diabetes is an epidemic that threatens the economies of all EU member states. The project addresses this challenge by
delivering a novel drug treatment regimen to clinicians and their patients. O304 will fill the knowledge gap on the EU level, as
to date no company has been able to pre-validate an efficient small molecule AMPK activator.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine angiology vascular diseases
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine endocrinology diabetes
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine cardiology cardiovascular diseases
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine peripheral vascular disease
- medical and health sciences health sciences nutrition obesity
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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H2020-EU.2.1.4. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology
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H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
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Topic(s)
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Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2
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Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017
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Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
907 36 UMEA
Sweden
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.