On January 19, 2023 Scandion Oncology (Scandion), a biotech company developing first-in-class medicines aimed at treating cancer which is resistant to current treatment options, reported that it has received a favorable patentability opinion from the European Patent Office (EPO) on an international patent application aiming to further enhance the patent protection of Scandion’s lead compound SCO-101 (Press release, Scandion Oncology, JAN 19, 2023, View Source,c3700212 [SID1234626392]).

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If granted, the patent will prolong the potential commercial exclusivity period for SCO-101. This could also allow Scandion to expand the development of SCO-101 into new indications and drug combinations, potentially making a future treatment available to more patients.

The international patent application relates to solid crystal forms of SCO-101. If granted, this Composition of Matter patent is envisaged to provide protection of the commercial solid form of SCO-101 until its expiry in 2042 or later.

"We are encouraged by the opinion from the EPO. If the patent is granted it could allow us to contemplate expanding the development of SCO-101 into new indications. In this way we could potentially help more of the patients who so desperately need new and improved cancer treatments", says Francois Martelet, CEO of Scandion