Third Pole Therapeutics Announces Inhaled Nitric Oxide Strategic Collaboration with Actelion, a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson
Third Pole Therapeutics, a privately held company developing and delivering transformative cardio-pulmonary therapies, announced today that it has entered into a strategic collaboration to work with Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a Janssen pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson. The collaboration will bring the global resources and know-how of the largest and most respected healthcare company to Third Pole’s simple, convenient, economical, lightweight, and proprietary platform technology, capable of expanding access to potentially life-saving inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) therapy worldwide.
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Third Pole’s breakthrough iNO technology platform produces pure inhalable nitric oxide from air for immediate therapeutic use. Third Pole’s more convenient and portable technology promises to remove the logistical constraints and economic burden of compressed gas-cylinder-delivered iNO therapy, facilitating accessibility to more patients outside of level III units in apex institutions and regional perinatal centers.
Actelion is a leader in the science and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a long-term, life-threatening cardiopulmonary disorder characterized by abnormally high blood pressure within the arteries in the lungs. The goal of this collaboration is to leverage Actelion’s expertise in pharmaceuticals and cardiopulmonary products, along with its access to medical device expertise, to develop and commercialize Third Pole’s therapeutic iNO platform.
David Zapol, Third Pole Therapeutics founder and CEO, said, “A strategic collaboration with the largest healthcare company in the world will ultimately benefit patients. Third Pole’s relationship with Johnson & Johnson began in May 2017 when our team won the Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS @ M2D2 QuickFire Challenge. Our relationship has been fruitful, in part because of our shared belief that the future of healthcare is about finding the best solutions for patients and caregivers. Their unique capabilities make them an ideal strategic partner for our disruptive iNO platform technology.”
Chris Coburn, Chief Innovation Officer, Partners HealthCare System, said, “The first use of inhaled nitric oxide gas occurred at Massachusetts General Hospital nearly 30 years ago. Third Pole has combined their own talented team, including some of the original MGH inventors of iNO therapy, with support from like-minded companies, investors and the NIH to make iNO therapy broadly accessible to patients.”