Anti-Toxins

Neutralizing ricin

AntoXa is using the vivoXPRESS® system to produce an innovator antibody (PhD9) being studied by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) as an antidote to ricin exposure.

Anti-nerve agents

AntoXa awarded federal government contract for anti-nerve agent enzyme

GUELPH, Ontario, Canada, March 20, 2019 — AntoXa Corporation has been awarded a contract with the Government of Canada to continue work on production of plant-made butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), a protein that provides protection against toxic nerve agents such as sarin and soman. The one-year contract, worth up to $329,395, with a possible extension for two more… Read more >

Enzyme Drugs

Reversing lung damage

Hemopexin is an innovative enzyme drug that shows promise for treating respiratory damage caused by sickle cell disease and exposure to toxic halogens such as chlorine gas. Research by the University of Alabama at Birmingham in collaboration with AntoXa scientists has demonstrated that recombinant human hemopexin, generated in plants using the vivoXPRESS® platform, was equally effective in reversing lung and mitochondrial injury caused by exposure to chlorine gas.

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