N4 Pharma PLC - Partnership with University of Strathclyde’s CMAC
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N4 Pharma PLC
23 September 2025
23 September 2025
N4 Pharma plc
("N4 Pharma" or the "Company")
Partnership with University of Strathclyde's CMAC National Facility
Collaboration combines N4 Pharma's innovative Nuvec® delivery platform with CMAC's world-class expertise to
accelerate development and broaden therapeutic applications
N4 Pharma plc (AIM: N4P), the UK biotech developing Nuvec®, its proprietary gene delivery system to enable
advanced therapies for cancer and other diseases, is pleased to announce a collaboration with CMAC, based at the
University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
CMAC is a leading international manufacturing research centre with a unique configuration of academic research,
applied projects and pre-competitive programmes. Working with industry partners, academic institutions and
innovation collaborators, CMAC's mission is to transform medicine development, manufacture and supply.
This collaboration brings together the expertise of Professor Yvonne Perrie, MBE, Head of the Strathclyde Institute
of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, alongside CMAC's National Facility team and N4 Pharma's scientific
experts. The collaboration will focus on advancing the Nuvec® platform towards clinical readiness and
characterising additional dual-loaded Nuvec® preclinical candidates, both in vitro and in vivo.
Professor Perrie is an internationally recognised authority in drug delivery, RNA vaccines and nanomedicine
manufacturing, combining academic leadership, regulatory expertise and extensive industry collaboration. She
began her career with Lipoxen Technologies Ltd, developing liposomal drug delivery platforms before moving
into academia, where she has built a leading research portfolio in advanced drug and vaccine delivery. She has
published more than 150 papers, is an inventor on multiple patents and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of
Quotient Sciences. Professor Perrie is also a Commissioner on the UK's Commission on Human Medicines and
has advised the MHRA, WHO and other international regulators. In 2024, she was awarded an MBE for services
to pharmaceutical innovation and regulation.
Her work with industry partners is extensive. With AstraZeneca, she has led projects on lipid nanoparticle
characterisation and advanced analytics. With GSK Vaccines Siena, she directed studies on cationic lipid
nanoparticles for self-amplifying RNA vaccines and on how nanoparticle design influences vaccine potency. With
Pfizer, she has collaborated through the CPI consortium on microfluidics and the Medicines Manufacturing
Innovation Centre, advancing innovation in nanomedicine manufacturing.
Nigel Theobald, Chief Executive Officer of N4 Pharma, commented:
"We are delighted to partner with the University of Strathclyde and CMAC's National Facility. This collaboration
builds upon excellent progress in our own programmes over the past few months and represents an important step
in strengthening the commercial data package for Nuvec®, giving us access to world-class expertise and facilities
to accelerate its development.
"Working with Professor Perrie and the CMAC world-class scientists enhances our ability to characterise Nuvec®
in depth, showcase its unique benefits and explore its broader therapeutic applications. These efforts bring us
closer to our goal of positioning Nuvec® as a leading gene delivery platform for nucleic acid therapies, supporting
both our internal pipeline and future licensing opportunities."
Professor Yvonne Perrie, MBE, added:
"We are excited to collaborate with N4 Pharma on the continued development of the Nuvec® platform. Our work
at CMAC's National Facility is focused on advancing innovation in drug delivery and pharmaceutical
manufacturing. Partnering with N4 Pharma provides an excellent opportunity to apply our expertise in RNA
vaccines and nanomedicine manufacturing to help accelerate the Nuvec® programme towards clinical readiness
and broaden its potential applications."
Massimo Bresciani, Industry Director of CMAC, commented:
"This project demonstrates the strength of industry-academic partnerships in accelerating medicines
manufacturing. By combining N4 Pharma's innovative delivery platform with CMAC's technical expertise, we aim
to unlock new possibilities in RNA therapeutics."
- Ends For more information please contact:
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Nigel Theobald, CEO
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About N4 Pharma
N4 Pharma is a pre-clinical biotech company developing Nuvec®, its proprietary gene delivery system, to enable
advanced therapies for cancer and other diseases.
RNA therapeutics are set to impact the treatment of a wide range of diseases and Nuvec® has several key
advantages for RNA gene delivery including the ability to deliver multiple RNA therapies in a single particle, ease
of manufacturing, protection of the RNA payload to allow for oral delivery, no unwanted immune response and
excellent stability and storage.
N4 Pharma is building out its preclinical data set and working towards first-in-human clinical data to support
significant licensing deals for its Nuvec® platform with gene therapy partners.
N4 Pharma's lead programme, N4 101, is an oral anti-inflammatory product for IBD which serves as a proof-ofconcept programme showcasing all the benefits of the Nuvec® platform.
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About CMAC
CMAC is an internationally leading medicines manufacturing research centre with a unique configuration of
academic research, applied and pre-competitive programmes.
Working in partnership with large pharma, technology providers, academic and innovation partners, CMAC's goal
is to transform medicines development, manufacture and supply and further grow its pipeline of world-class multidisciplinary collaborative research.
The centre's portfolio currently includes the Made Smarter Innovation: Digital Medicines Manufacturing Research
Centre (DM²), EPSRC international Digital Design and Manufacture of Amorphous Pharmaceuticals (DDMAP)
collaboration, UKRPIF supported Net Zero Pilot and CMAC Data Lab, EPSRC CDT Cyber-physical Systems for
Medicines Manufacturing (CEDAR), and the EPSRC MediForge Hub, along with training and translation projects
within a world-class facility.
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