Albert Labs receives preliminary acceptance for its manufacturing technology
by CM Staff
Led by Ali Gulamhusein, Dr. Jean Saayman, and Chand Jagpal, the Albert Labs team has validated a proprietary manufacturing technology that facilitates the production and scaling of highly potent yields of fungi biomass.
35 Novel Inventive Claims in Patent Protected Technology (CNW Group/Albert Labs International Corp.)
VANCOUVER — Albert Labs International Corp., a biopharmaceutical drug discovery company bringing medicines to patients with unmet mental health needs, announces the preliminary acceptance of 35 novel claims to comply with PCT 33(3) under its International PCT Patent Application (No. PCT/CA2022/051281).
Led by Ali Gulamhusein, Dr. Jean Saayman, and Chand Jagpal, the Albert Labs team has validated a proprietary manufacturing technology that facilitates the production and scaling of highly potent yields of fungi biomass. It is currently used to manufacture the fungi biomass for KRN-101, a fixed-ratio unique medicine which contains a spectrum of key metabolites, including psilocybin and baeocystin.
The acceptance of novel inventive claims under the PCT is an important tool that secures effective and robust protection for their inventions in multiple countries.
This technology reportedly provides outputs of psilocybin, with sixteen times the amount of psilocybin per mass unit of mycelia, while also ensuring standardization, consistency, and a reduced risk of contamination from research to commercial GMP production levels.
It is used for the production of fungi biomass in bioreactors and includes a novel method of increasing the yield of mycelium in a stirred tank with artificial substrates, providing protection from shear forces, and increasing growth. Furthermore, the novel methodology reportedly ensures less clumping and pelletization, with increased access to oxygen and nutrients encouraging large-scale biomass production.
This technology tries to place Albert Labs at the forefront of pharmaceutical-grade psilocybin manufacturing, reducing the cost of production and increasing the ability to scale. This provides the Company with retained, long-term value throughout targeted clinical milestones and across key jurisdictions and licence indications.
