INTRODUCING
OxyBridge™
When blood is not an option.
It's urgent:
Trauma is the leading cause of death for young adults in both military and civilian populations. Over 30% of trauma patients die from hemorrhagic shock and 50% of these deaths occur during the pre-hospital period.
It’s about time. A hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier has been sought for time-critical trauma victims and pre-transplant donor organ support for decades.
Hemorrhagic Shock
Donor Organ Transplant
OxyBridge™ Benefits
Delivers Critical Oxygen and Maintains Blood Pressure
Long Shelf Life With No Refrigeration Required
Universally Compatible Requiring No Type and Crossmatch
Improves Success of Organ Transplants
OxyBridge Science Explained
VirTech Bio Strategic Advantages
BIGGER MOLECULES
OxyBridge™ addresses FDA’s HBOC toxicity concern: ultra-polymer design prevents blood pressure increaseEASE OF MANUFACTURING
No costly factory to be built. Designed for manufacturing by CMO with CMC expertiseONCOTIC PROPERTIES
Lower COP and higher viscosity – similar to blood to limit fluid shifts and maintain capillary patencyDEVICE OPTION
First indication can be pre-transplant organ perfusion – ex vivo device has lower regulatory hurdlesBIGGER MOLECULES
OxyBridge™ addresses FDA’s HBOC toxicity concern: megapolymer design prevents blood pressure increaseEASE OF MANUFACTURING
No costly factory to be built. Designed for manufacturing by CMO – FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies – with FDA CMC experienceFIRST INDICATION DEVICE
First indication is pre-transplant organ perfusion – ex vivo device has lower regulatory hurdlesVirTech Bio Management Team
COL(R) Dallas Hack, MD, MPH
CEO & Director, Medical Affairs
- US Army, Multinational Force Iraq Command Surgeon
- Director, Combat Casualty Care, 2008-2014
- Coordinated $2Billion in R&D funding
Matias Vidal
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
COL(R) Hack served as Senior Medical Advisor to the Principal Assistant, Research and Technology, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) from 2014 to 2015, where he coordinated Brain Health research.
VirTech Bio Development Lab
Learn more about the development lab and dedicated team producing our ground breaking OxyBridge™ HBOC platform and new innovations in the pipeline.
OxyBridge™ Funding
The US Department of Defense has made an oxygen-carrying resuscitation solution a top priority to address field emergencies where a blood transfusion is simply not an option. VirTech Bio has been awarded $13.7M in non-dilutive funding. $10M of that from the US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), via the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC), and an additional $1.7M from US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). This non-dilutive funding effectively leverages the $6.7M in equity funding thus far invested. The awarded funds cover most of the R&D, the cost of eGMP manufacture of OxyBridge™, and the planned Phase 1 clinical study. OxyBridge™ is the most advanced human-derived HBOC platform currently in development for hemorraghic shock and donor organ transplantation. The DoD investment has helped establish VirTech Bio as the leader in the field of hemoglobin oxygen carrier solutions. Please contact us for additional information on our next round of funding: [email protected]