The contract's meaning, terms and benefits and the California firm's near-term catalysts are discussed in an H.C. Wainwright & Co. report.
In a Sept. 12 research note, H.C. Wainwright & Co. analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth reported that Kindred Biosciences Inc. (KIN:NASDAQ) was chosen by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as one of three Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) contractors for the PREVENT Cancer Preclinical Drug Development Program.
This means that as a select contractor for this NCI-supported program, Kindred, which modifies human therapies for cats, dogs and horses, may "provide manufacturing, formulation and analytical services needed for the preclinical development of innovative cancer prevention interventions and biomarkers" developed through PREVENT, explained Ramakanth. The maximum contract amount is $49.95 million; the term is four years. Also as a manufacturing pool member, Kindred may bid for future contracts.
Ramakanth highlighted that the benefits of this new development are twofold. One, having been chosen by "a leading institution for the development of novel therapies against cancer" validates Kindred's expertise in cGMP manufacturing and project management of biologicals, which it executes on at its Burlingame, Calif., operation. Two, the biopharma could receive nondilutive cash flow from the contract.
Looking to H2/19 for its pipeline therapies, noted Ramakanth, Kindred intends to meet with the European Medicines Agency to discuss the regulatory path for Mirataz (mirtazapine transdermal ointment) in the European Union. It expects a decision in Q4/19 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on intravenous Zimeta (dipyrone).
Also, in H2/19, the biopharma expects to announce the results from the pilot effectiveness studies of two clinical molecules: the anti-L-4/IL-13 SINK molecule for atopic dermatitis in dogs and the anti-TNF antibody for inflammatory bowel disease in dogs.
H.C. Wainwright has a Buy rating and a $17.99 per share target price on Kindred Biosciences, whose stock is currently trading at around $7.09 per share.
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