PRODUCT PIPELINE
ACH-1625 has demonstrated clinical proof-of-concept as a potent inhibitor of HCV NS3 protease, with good safety, tolerability, a unique PK profile, and potential for once-daily dosing.
ACH-1095 is a novel-mechanism NS4A antagonist currently being prepared for IND filing.
ACH-2684 is a high-potency protease inhibitor with potency in the picomolar range, and activity against all HCV genotypes, including highly resistant strains of the HCV virus.
ACH-2928, an NS5A inhibitor with potent activity against all genotypes, is highly effective in combination with NS3 protease inhibitors, NS5B polymerase inhibitors, interferon and ribavirin.
ACH-702 is a broad-spectrum bactericidal compound with a novel target profile against three bacterial DNA replication enzymes.
ELVUCITABINE is a nucleoside with demonstrated potent activity against both HBV and HIV, including against HIV strains resistant to other NRTIs.
Achillion is an innovative biopharmaceutical company dedicated to
bringing important new treatments to patients with infectious disease. The
Company's highly skilled and experienced discovery and development teams have
advanced multiple product candidates with novel mechanisms of action. Achillion
is focused on solutions for the most challenging problems in infectious disease
- HCV, resistant bacterial infections, and HIV.
The Company's focus is currently on developing three clinical candidates
for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. First, Achillion is
developing ACH-1625, a proprietary NS3 protease inhibitor currently in
early-stage clinical development. Second, Achillion is developing ACH-1095, a candidate from a unique class
of compounds called NS4A antagonists which have been demonstrated to be
synergistic or additive with other inhibitors under development for HCV
infection. Finally, Achillion is developing ACH-2684, a highly potent, pan-genotypic inhibitor of HCV NS3 protease with pico-molar potency. Achillion is also developing ACH-702, its candidate for the
treatment of serious, resistant bacterial infections. Each of these
programs was discovered through Achillion's own proprietary internal drug
discovery efforts.
Achillion has also completed a 96-week Phase II clinical program
for elvucitabine, a novel nucleoside analog currently being evaluated for
the treatment of patients with HIV. Achillion believes that elvucitabine
addresses several of the limitations of currently marketed therapies and is an
ideal candidate for partnerships around combination preparations and/or
geographic commercialization alliances.
Achillion sees significant competitive advantages in developing
anti-infective drugs compared to developing drugs in other therapeutic areas.
The emergence of drug resistance seen with current antiviral and antibacterial
therapies creates a continuing need for new drugs, providing a large and
growing potential business opportunity. In addition, development cycle times
tend to be somewhat shorter in infectious disease than other therapeutic areas,
and early drug development results tend to be more predictive of longer term
results.
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