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Epi Biotech Co., Ltd.

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Founded 2015, KONEX-listed Epi Biotech develops a hair-loss pipeline spanning dermal papilla cell, antibody, and gene therapies.

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Founded in 2015 and listed on KONEX in 2023, Epi Biotech develops hair loss treatments. EPI-001, an autologous dermal papilla cell therapy, received IND approval and entered Phase 1/2a trials; the pipeline also includes EPI-002, EPI-005, EPI-007, and EPI-008. EPI-005 has completed antibody production against target CXCL12, while over 200,000 people in Korea are treated for hair loss yearly.

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1 MFDS clinical trial authorisations · 2023 (Phase 1/2a 1)

  • Phase 1/2aEPI-0012023-12-20

    1 trial site

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EPI-001 · 안드로겐 탈모증(남성형, 여성형) · 임상 1/2a상 · Autologous dermal papilla cell hair-loss therapy; received IND approval from Korea's MFDS and entered Phase 1, with proprietary dermal papilla cell isolation/culture technology and related patents.

EPI-002 · 안드로겐 탈모증(여성형) · 비임상/CMC 개발 · Topical hair-loss treatment; completed in vitro/in vivo efficacy testing and is developing CMC processes while preparing nonclinical toxicity and efficacy studies.

EPI-005 · 원형탈모 및 안드로겐 탈모증 · 전임상(항체 개발) · Alopecia areata antibody therapy; secured the CXCL12 target affecting the hair growth cycle and completed antibody production, with binding-affinity optimization underway and CMC development planned for Q4.

EPI-007 · 원형탈모 · 전임상 · Hair-loss gene therapy; efficacy demonstrated in animal studies and mechanism-of-action research completed, with nonclinical safety studies planned.

EPI-008 · 안드로겐 탈모증(남성형, 여성형) · 전임상(원료세포 개발) · Allogeneic dermal papilla cell hair-loss therapy; researching a hypoxic culture method to reduce expression of immunogenic proteins, and preparing candidate source cells for productization.

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