Immunovia (Nasdaq Stockholm: IMMNOV), the pancreatic cancer diagnostics company, today announces the company has filed a US provisional patent application to protect the intellectual property embodied in its next-generation test to detect stage 1 and 2 pancreatic cancer.
The patent application claims methods of diagnosing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common form of pancreatic cancer. The company is seeking patent protection for the unique combination of five specific biomarkers used in its test, as well as the method for combining these biomarkers to generate a positive or negative test result.
Immunovia filed the provisional patent application with the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in the United States of America, the first market for commercializing the company’s new test. In coming months, the company expects to submit additional clinical data to the USPTO bolster the patent application.
Immunovia also plans to file a single PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) application within the next year, enabling the company to seek patent protection for its invention across dozens of countries at one time. Immunovia will later pursue patents in specific high-value commercial markets outside the US.
“Our scientists have invented a breakthrough approach to detecting pancreatic cancer and it’s vital we protect that invention,” said Jeff Borcherding, CEO of Immunovia.
As previously announced, Immunovia has completed development of its next-generation test to detect stage 1 and 2 pancreatic cancer. Immunovia will conduct a large, independent clinical validation study in fourth quarter 2024 to confirm the accuracy of the Immunovia test. The company is on track to launch the new test in the US in 2025.
