Imaging Biometrics - Vivan Therapeutics and IB Announce Partnership

Imaging Biometrics

03/10/2025 12:16

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Imaging Biometrics Limited

03 October 2025

 

 

Imaging Biometrics Limited

("IB" or the "Company")

 

Vivan Therapeutics and Imaging Biometrics Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Gallium Maltolate for New Cancer Indications

 

The collaboration leverages innovative in vivo whole animal high-throughput drug screening platform to explore new anti-cancer uses of Gallium Maltolate

 

Imaging Biometrics®, LLC, (IB) a Wisconsin-based biotechnology company, and Vivan Therapeutics, a UK leader in personalized cancer medicine, today announces a strategic research and commercial partnership to evaluate gallium maltolate in new oncologic indications.

 

Under the agreement, Imaging Biometrics will supply gallium maltolate, with support from its trusted partner, Gallixa®, LLC, for evaluation using Vivan's proprietary in vivo avatar cancer models. These highly customized models mirror a broad spectrum of tumor molecular profiles and are tested through Vivan's state-of-the-art high-throughput platform, enabling rapid and scalable assessment of investigational compounds.

 

Gallium maltolate, a compound that has already shown promise in glioblastoma, will now be evaluated across a broad spectrum of tumor molecular profiles. The initial focus will be on colorectal cancer, while also extending to other challenging malignancies, including pancreatic, lung, and additional gastrointestinal cancers. The goal is to identify its therapeutic activity either as a single agent or in combination with existing drugs, potentially expanding its clinical utility.

 

With the Phase 1 trial in oral gallium maltolate (GaM) for adult glioblastoma now closed, Imaging Biometrics is evaluating next steps for clinical development. In parallel, the company is advancing preclinical research through Vivan Therapeutics' innovative fruit fly screening platform, which enables rapid assessment across diverse cancer types.

 

"This partnership with Vivan Therapeutics marks an exciting new chapter in the exploration of gallium maltolate's therapeutic potential," said Michael Schmainda, CEO of IB. "Their unique fruit fly screening platform enables rapid, personalized testing that could accelerate the path to more effective cancer treatments involving GaM."

 

Laura Towart, CEO of Vivan Therapeutics, added: "We're pleased to employ our proprietary screening platform to assess gallium maltolate's potential across different cancer profiles. Our ultra-customized in vivo assays have consistently revealed promising therapeutic options, and we look forward to uncovering new possibilities for this compound in solid tumors."

 

The collaboration also establishes a framework for future joint development efforts, particularly around combination therapies. If the screening identifies compelling opportunities, both companies have agreed to pursue further co-development discussions.

 

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 The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the contents of this announcement.

 For further information, please contact:

Imaging Biometrics Ltd
Trevor Brown/Al Musella/Brett Skelly/Michael Schmainda
Tel: 020 7469 0930
AlbR Capital Limited (Broker)
Tel: 020 7220 9797

 

About Imaging Biometrics LLC: IB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Imaging Biometrics Limited, (LON: IBAI), and focuses on delivering quantitative imaging platforms and therapeutics that transform how clinicians diagnose and treat patients more efficiently and effectively. For more information about IB, visit the company's website at www.imagingbiometrics.com. Follow IB on X, @ImgBiometrics. 

 

About Vivan Therapeutics 

Vivan Therapeutics is a precision oncology company delivering personalized treatment recommendations for cancer patients. Founded on technology developed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NY), Vivan's proprietary platform maps the full spectrum of tumor-driving genetic alterations and recreates them in ultra-customized fruit fly in vivo models. This enables rapid, high-throughput screening of thousands of approved and investigational drugs, alone or in combination, to identify the most effective therapies for each individual.

Beyond patient care, Vivan's platform supports biopharma partners in drug discovery and development. By tailoring investigational treatments to specific genetic signatures, the technology provides unprecedented opportunities for patient stratification and precision-driven clinical trial design. The same in vivo high-throughput platform is also applied across a range of genetic diseases, advancing discovery internally and in collaboration with global biopharma clients.

For general information, visit www.vivantx.com .

 

Media Contacts:

Imaging Biometrics, LLC

Michael Schmainda

+1 262-439-8252

mike@imagingbiometrics.com

 

Vivan Therapeutics

Laura Towart

+44 7496375189

laura@vivantx.com

 

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