Lux Vitae advocates Steriwave for COVID prevention

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Ondine Biomedical Inc.

07 March 2023

 

7th March 2023

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ONDINE BIOMEDICAL INC.

("Ondine Biomedical", "Ondine" or the "Company")

Lux Vitae advocates Steriwave for COVID prevention

Ondine Biomedical notes that Dr Jack Kolenda of Lux Vitae International yesterday (6^th March 2023) held a press briefing on the benefits of Ondine's Steriwave treatment for decolonising the nose in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

The press release distributed by Lux Vitae International can be viewed at:

Dr. Jack Kolenda from Toronto and Lux Vitae Worldwide Announce That The Steriwave Nasal Decolonization Treatment Has Been Successfully Used By The Rock Band KISS Since September of 2021, To Prevent The Transmission And Spread of Covid 19

The press conference included verbal presentations from, amongst others:

· Dr Jack Kolenda, ENT surgeon and Medical Director of Verso Surgery and Lux Vitae

· Dr Joseph Argemi, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine Department, University of Navarra¹ in Spain

· Gary Segal, Past Chair of Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Foundation

· Professor Trevor Jones, CBE, PhD DSc FRCP FMedSci FBPhS FRSM FRSC FLSW is a visiting professor at King's College London and a former Head of R&D at Wellcome and board member of many healthcare organisations.

· The Manager of KISS, Doc McGhee. Kiss is using Steriwave on their Farewell World Tour.

· Individual users of the Steriwave therapy, including one who participated in a live product use demonstration.

· The President and CTO of the company, Dr. Nick Loebel.

· The Company's founder and CEO, Carolyn Cross.

The press conference was hosted by Rod Black, a well-known Canadian sports announcer.

A video replay of the press conference can be found at:

https://youtube.com/live/i1mqhBY44s8?feature=share

No material new public information was presented or discussed by the Company.  The Steriwave treatment is approved in Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Mexico.  The Steriwave treatment is not for sale or distribution in the United States; Ondine is in the process of preparing for a Phase 3 clinical study after which it intends to seek appropriate regulatory approval for the use of Steriwave for nasal decolonisation in US hospital settings.

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About Nasal Photodisinfection

Ondine's nasal photodisinfection is a patented technology using a proprietary photosensitiser (non-antibiotic, light-activated solution) to destroy pathogens. The photodisinfection treatment is carried out by a trained healthcare professional, and is an easy to use, painless, two-step process. The photosensitiser is applied to each nostril using a nasal swab, followed by illumination of the area with a specific wavelength of laser light for less than five minutes. The light activates the photosensitiser, causing an oxidative burst that is lethal to all types of pathogens. A key benefit of this approach, unlike with antibiotics, is that pathogens do not develop resistance to the therapy.

Nasal decolonisation with antibiotics is already standard practice in many hospitals prior to surgery, as pathogens in a patient's nasal cavities are a major cause of surgical site infections (SSIs). However, there is a growing need to reduce antibiotic use and find non-antibiotic methods of nasal decolonisation as resistance rates have been reported as high as 81%².

Ondine's nasal photodisinfection system has a CE mark and is approved in Canada and several other countries under the name Steriwave™. It has been used in Canada for over ten years, with no serious adverse events reported. In the US, it is currently undergoing clinical trials for regulatory approval.

About Ondine Biomedical Inc.

Ondine Biomedical Inc. is a Canadian headquartered life sciences company. Ondine has a pipeline of investigational products, based on its proprietary photodisinfection platform, in various stages of development. Products beyond nasal photodisinfection include therapies for a variety of medical indications such as chronic sinusitis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, burns, and other indications.  

^1. Ondine Biomedical Inc. and University of Navarra in Spain initiate clinical trial deploying nasal photodisinfection for a new variant-agnostic approach to stop SARS-CoV-2 replication in high-risk viral carriers

^2. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Volume 70, Issue 10, October 2015, Pages 2681-2692,  https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv169

 

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