partners with multinational to construct new poult, page-6

market, estimated at hundreds of millions us dolla "Licensing Imugene's technology to deliver patented genes owned by other
companies is a pragmatic means of building our license revenue streams. This
arrangement introduces potential exposure to a major existing market, estimated at
several hundreds of millions US dollars per annum," said Dr Warwick Lamb,
Managing Director of Imugene.
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About Abic Biological Laboratories Teva Ltd
Abic is a quality producer of pharmaceuticals and veterinary products. Abic
Biological Laboratories is wholly owned by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The
veterinary division under the name of Abic has emerged as a major force in the
Israeli veterinary market.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, headquartered in Israel, is among the top 20
pharmaceutical companies and among the largest generic pharmaceutical
companies in the world. The Company develops, manufactures and markets
generic and innovative human pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical
ingredients. Close to 90% of Teva’s sales are in North America and Europe.
About Coccidiosis
Coccidia is the second biggest poultry treatment product category, second only to infeed
antibiotics.
The end product will be an overwhelming commercial proposition to poultry
producers as its low cost of delivery to large poulty populations will position the
vaccine to capture a major share of the market.
Current treatments for the disease in broilers is through the use of ‘coccidiostats’, a
range of chemicals that control rather than completely prevent coccidiosis. Current
coccidiostats are rapidly declining in efficacy due to developing resistance.
Use of coccidiostats is under increasing pressure from regulatory authorities and
consumers. Chemical residues are of concern as is the constant emergence of
resistant variants. However, since coccidiosis has such a dramatic impact on
commercial poultry production it is unlikely that poultry industries will be forced to
cease coccidiostat use unless there is a credible alternative like an effective and an
economically viable to use vaccine.
Coccidiosis in chickens is caused by seven different species of coccidia (genus
Eimeria), which are single celled parasites that live in the gut wall of their host.
These coccidia are host specific: turkeys and other species are not infected by fowl
coccidia and vice-versa. The different species of coccidia live in different parts of the
gut and can be divided into those causing intestinal coccidiosis (the majority) or
caecal coccidiosis (one species).