Pyc Therapeutics Limited · ASX:PYC
Pyc Therapeutics — Phylogica — Investor Presentation (March 2014)
32 slides from Pyc Therapeutics's investor presentation, Mar 3, 2014
Slide 1: Harnessing Biodiversity for Peptide Therapeutics
BREAKTHROUGH PEPTIDE THERAPEUTICS For personal use only Harnessing Biodiversity for Peptide Therapeutics 1/03/2014" 1"
Slide 2: Corporate Update
For personal use only Corporate(Update(
Slide 3: Corporate overview
Corporate(overview( ! Opera&ons*in*Perth,*Australia** For personal use only ! Phylomer®*pep&de*libraries*derived*from*most*structurally*diverse*genomes* ! Discovery*Alliance*business*model*for*rapid*revenue*growth* – Already*received*>$5.8M*in*commiEed*revenue*in*less*than*4*years* ! Alliances*with*
Slide 4: Phylogica's partnerships span a wide range of areas
For personal use only Phylogica’s(partnerships(span(a(wide(a(range(of(areas( Cell penetrating peptides Phylogica CNS Delivery Antimicrobials Vaccines 1/03/2014" 4"
Slide 5: Recent highlights
Recent(highlights( ! June,& 2013:* Expanded* Janssen* collabora&on* to* include* downstream* biological* For personal use only valida&on*of*op&mal*hits* ! Nov&2013:*Nego&ated*early*conversion*of*$1.6*Million*Conver&ble*Note.*** ! Jan& 2014:* Successfully* completed* fully* underwriEen* NonSrenouncea
Slide 6: Phylogica stock is tightly held
Phylogica(stock(is(:ghtly(held( Posi:on( Holder(name( Shares( %(of(issued( For personal use only 1* Hockings*Family*Office* 116,1400,00* 20%* 2* Telethon*Ins&tute* 20,605,501* 3.35%* 3* Paul*WaE* 17,197,326* 2.91%* 4* Ci&corp*Nominees*Pty*Ltd* 14,719,673* 2.53%* 5* Andrew*Swii* 14,010,457* 2.43%* 6* J
Slide 7: Business Model: focus on discovery alliances
Business(Model:(focus(on(discovery(alliances( ! For personal use only FeeSforSservice*screening*generates*revenues*to*achieve*Cash*Sustainbility** ! Building*longSterm*value*through*milestones*and*royal&es* ! Increasing*deal*economics*and*share*of*downSstream*value* ! Opportunity*to*subsidise*intern
Slide 8: Phylogica owns an entire class of peptide drug
Phylogica(owns(an(en:re(class(of(pep:de(drug( ! Exclusive*ownership*enables*PYC*to*control*access*to*Phylomer*pep&des.*** For personal use only ! Analogous* to* ownership* of* rights* to* an* oil* field* by* and* oil* explora&on* company* ! This* control* allows* licensing* of* rights* to* access* th
Slide 9: Technology Introduction
For personal use only Technology(Introduc:on(
Slide 10: Phylomers: derived from biodiverse microbial proteins
Phylomers: derived from biodiverse microbial proteins ( ! Worlds*richest*source*of*diverse*natural*secondary*and*ter&ary*structures* For personal use only Microbial*Genomes* Phylomer*Libraries* (High*quality*building*blocks)* 1/03/2014" 10"
Slide 11: Uniquely integrated capabilities of Phylomer platform
Uniquely(integrated(capabili:es(of(Phylomer( plaSorm( For personal use only Phylogica’s unique discovery platform: ! Discover and validate new therapeutic targets found inside cells Citron& (Phenomica) (Citron&Homology&Domain)& ! Develop therapeutic peptide leads against such targets ! Deliver thera
Slide 12: Majority of Therapeutic Targets are Intracellular
Majority(of(Therapeu:c(Targets(are(Intracellular( ! Cellular*distribu&on*of*therapeu&c*targets*considered*‘druggable’** For personal use only ! (1,700S3,000*targets)* • Small*Molecules*(10%)* • An&bodies* • Scaffolds* • Pep&des* • Small*Molecules* Undrugged*(70%)* Phylomers( Phylomers( Phylomers( 1/0
Slide 13: Cell penetrating Phylomers (CPPs): gaining access to intracellular targets
Cell(penetra:ng(Phylomers((CPP’s):(( gaining(access(to(intracellular(targets( For personal use only Phylomers(can(expand(the(druggable(landscape(by(>10Afold!!( 1/03/2014" 14&
Slide 14: Discovery of Phylomer-Derived Functional Penetrating Peptides (FPPs)
For personal use only Discovery(of(PhylomerAderived(( Func:onal(Penetra:ng(Pep:des( (FPPs)(
Slide 15: The Problem: Drugs are trapped in endosomes
The(Problem:(Drugs(are(trapped(in(endosomes( Drug( For personal use only Budding( Drug( Drug(contacts(cell( endosome( membrane( Contact(triggers( forma:on(of(endosomes( Cell(Membrane( Endosome( Drug( 99.9%(of(drug( trapped(in(endosome( Cell( Membrane( 1/03/2014" 16"
Slide 16: Solution: PYC's Endosomal Escape Trap
For personal use only Solu:on:(PYC’s(Endosomal(Escape(Trap( Tag( Drug( Drug( Untagged(Drug( Escaped(Drug( * ! Phylogica’s*endosome*escape*trap*for*capture*of*CPPs*which*efficiently*deliver* biologics*cargoes*into*cells*and*out*of*endosome* ( 1/03/2014" 17"
Slide 17: Nature's Modular Solution to Cell Penetration
Nature’s(Modular(Solu:on(to(Cell(Penetra:on( ! The* modular* structure* of* Bacterial* Toxins* provides* a* template* for* improving* For personal use only efficiency*of*cell*penetra&on*and*cargo*delivery* ! Modularity*enable*Phylomers*to*‘PlugSnSPlay’*with*exis&ng*therapies* ! Phylomer*CPPs*are*custo
Slide 18: Workflow for FPP Discovery Collaboration
For personal use only Workflow(for(FPP(Discovery(Collabora:on( Build Phylomer libraries fused to biologics Cargo Screen for Phylomer FPPs using ‘Endosomal Escape Trap’ in mammalian cells Validate hits using microscopy and FACS Confirm functional delivery using therapeutic drugs Split GFP Toxins PPIs
Slide 19: Phylomer-mediated delivery of Janssen RBD cargo to mammalian cells
PhylomerAmediated(delivery(of(Janssen(RBD(cargo( to(mammalian(cells( For personal use only ! Increased*binding/uptake*of*FITCSlabeled*PYC_RBD*fusions*at*2µM* RBD( TAT_RBD( RBD_Phylomer(1( RBD_Phylomer(2( 1/03/2014" 21"
Slide 20: Functional validation of cytoplasmic release of Phylomers
Func:onal(valida:on(of( For personal use only cytoplasmic(release(of(Phylomers( discovered(using((the(Endosome( Escape(Trap:( ( ( S*Developing*a*split*GFP*complementa&on*assay* S*Developing*an*assay*for*delivery*of*an*RIP*toxin*
Slide 21: Split-GFP complementation assay to validate endosomal escape of FPPs
(SplitAGFP(complementa:on(assay(to(validate( &be&expressed&as&independent&protein&fragments&that&com endosomal(escape(of(FPPs(( /reversible&fashion&and&form&a&stable&complex&that&restore rescence&of&GFP2/4.& For personal use only Kent K., Soc. 20 dia’s&engineered&Split&GFP&system&uses&two&fragments:
Slide 22: Split-GFP complementation assay to validate endosomal escape
(SplitAGFP(complementa:on(assay(to(validate( endosomal(escape(of(penetra:ng(Phylomers( For personal use only CPP–(POI)– S11* GFP*1S10* Live(Cell(Microscopy( 1/03/2014" 24"
Slide 23: Microscopy confirms FPP-mediated split GFP complementation
Microscopy(confirms(FPPAmediated(split(GFP( complementa:on( use only RBD_S11( FPP3_RBD_S11( FPP3_RBD_S11( personalLow*Receptor* GFP* GFP*(100X)* GFP* DAPI* High*Receptor* For GFP* GFP* GFP* DAPI* 1/03/2014" 25"
Slide 24: Cell-specific and concentration-dependent GFP complementation
CellAspecific(and(concentra:onAdependent(GFPA complementa:on((%(fluorescent(cells)( For personal use only Differen&al*>*PYCSCG3:* 24.9Sfold** High(receptorAexpressing(cells:( 50 transfec&on*efficiency:*70.3%* 10µM protein 40 3µM protein 24.3Sfold** % green viable cells (Q3) single cell population 30 20 1
Slide 25: Alternative cargoes: FPP fusion to a toxin
Alterna:ve(cargoes:(FPP(fusion(to(a(toxin( For personal use only ! Bouganin*Toxin*(26*kDa)* – Type*I*RIP*Toxin* – Derived*from*Bougainvillea* – Only*func&onal*in*cytoplasm*of*cell* FPP* RBD* Bougainin*Toxin* 1/03/2014" 28"
Slide 26: FPP-RBD-Bouganin fusions show decreased viability and increased apoptosis
FPPARBDABouganin(fusions(show(decreased(viability(and( increased(apoptosis(in(targetAexpressing(cells(( For personal use only EGFR % viability - Fluorescence (48hrs) PYC-FPP-3 150 Bouganin RBD Fluorescent counts Bouganin-RBD 100 Bouganin-RBD-PYC-FPP-3 50 0 -1 0 1 2 3 4 [log toxin] (nM) • FPP*fusion*
Slide 27: The Future: Functional Assays to Measure Intracellular Delivery
The(Future:(Func&onal*Assays*to*Measure*Intracellular* Delivery*Against*Different*Target*Classes* For personal use only 1/03/2014" 32"
Slide 28: Key Outcomes
Key(Outcomes( ! Successfully*validated*novel*endosomal*escape*trap* For personal use only ! Iden&fied* panel* of* Func&onal* Penetra&ng* Phylomers* capable* of* delivering*a*range*of*therapeu&c*cargoes*inside*cells* ! High*func&onal*hit*rate*for*discover*of*novel*FPPs*(~14%)* ! Phylogica’s( empirical
Slide 29: Phylogica Differentiation, Deals and Growth Strategy
For personal use only Phylogica(Differen:a:on,(Deals( and(Growth(Strategy(
Slide 30: Three overlapping strategic phases
(Three(overlapping(strategic(phases( ! Partnering:* generate* nearSterm* revenue* from* discovery* alliances* to* achieve* cash*sustainability* For personal use only ! Technological&leadership:*enhance*pla`orm*through*valueSadding*upgrades* ! Development:* InShouse* drug* development:* build* value*
Slide 31: Anticipated commercial milestones
An:cipated(commercial(milestones( ! Further*Pharma*deals*around*areas*of*exper&se*such*as:* For personal use only - Efficient* delivery* of* biologics* by* PhylomerSderived* cell* penetra&ng* pep&des* - Phenotypic* screening* for* discovery* and* valida&on* of* new* targets* (Phenomica)* - Discovery*o
Slide 32: Contact Details
Dr.(Richard(Hopkins( Contact(Details( Dr.(Paul(Wak( Chief(Execu:ve(Officer( Chief(Scien:fic(Officer( Tel:*+61*8*9489*7777* Tel:*+61*8*9489*7777* For personal use only Fax:*+61*8*9489*7700* Fax:*+61*8*9489*7700* Mobile:*+61*405*656*868* Mobile:*+61*421*550*213* richardh@phylogica.com( paulw@phylogica.com(