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Starpharma Investor Presentation for Citi Conference

Oct 17th, 2018

Melbourne, Australia: Starpharma (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) will today participate in Citi's 10th Annual Australian and New Zealand Investment Conference in Sydney.

DEP® irinotecan outperforms in pancreatic cancer model

Sep 5th, 2018

Melbourne, Australia: Starpharma today announced that its proprietary DEP^® irinotecan development candidate showed significant efficacy and safety benefits over standard irinotecan in combination with 5-FU in a mouse xenograft model of human pancreatic cancer (Figure 1 and 2). The human pancreatic tumour model used in this study virtually did not respond to the traditional irinotecan regimen (irinotecan + 5-FU), whereas complete tumour regression and 100% survival was achieved using Starpharma’s DEP^® irinotecan.

AstraZeneca’s DEP Bcl2/xL inhibitors show compelling efficacy and synergy in combination

Aug 31st, 2018

Melbourne, Australia; Starpharma today announced AstraZeneca’s first patent application on DEP^® Bcl2/xL conjugates has been published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. These DEP^® Bcl2/xL conjugates combine Starpharma’s innovative DEP^® delivery technology with AstraZeneca’s novel Bcl2/xL inhibitor for treating various cancers, including leukemias.

The published patent application shows compelling efficacy data on DEP^® Bcl2/xL conjugates, both alone and in combination with other leading current anti-cancer treatments, in various preclinical human tumour models.

Annual report and full year financial results

Aug 21st, 2018

Melbourne, Australia: Starpharma today released its annual report and financial results for the year ended 30 June 2018.

In the media

Motley Fool ‘Extreme Opportunities’ Advisor Dr Anirban Mahanti covers Starpharma’s 2018 Financial Year Results

Aug 22nd, 2018

Dr Anirban Mahanti, Advisor at Motley Fool writes that FY18 was a “hugely transformative year for Starpharma”, noting the Company’s key milestones including its “smart licensing agreements” and “potentially game-changing pipeline of drugs”. Originally published on Motley Fool and republished with permission. Read the full article here.

Starpharma CEO Dr Jackie Fairley interviewed by Alan Kohler for The Constant Investor

Jul 16th, 2018

Starpharma CEO Dr Jackie Fairley speaks with Alan Kohler on online investor publication The Constant Investor, where she discussed the company’s dendrimer platform technology. To listen to fully interview, click here. (Note: paywall) Read More

Starpharma CEO Dr Jackie Fairley interviewed by Alan Kohler on Talking Business

Jul 1st, 2018

Starpharma CEO Dr Jackie Fairley speaks with Alan Kohler about how the company has taken VivaGel® BV from discovery to market and developed commercial products with its proprietary dendrimer technology platform.

To listen to the podcast, click here.