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Innovation for discovering & developing novel therapeutics for dementia
Bridging communities to improve dementia outcomes Cambridge, Nov 5th, 2019
Declan N.C. Jones, PhDVP, Neuroscience External InnovationJohnson & Johnson Innovation
The secret is to gang up on the problem, rather than each other.
- Thomas Stallkamp
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J&J - Creating Value Through Innovation for >130 years
3BusinessSegments
175countries
Selling products in more than
130,000Over
employees worldwide
2018 sales across threebusiness segments
$81.6B
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Mood Disorders• Globally, >300 million people suffer from depression3
• Depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy $1T annually4
• ~800,000 suicides globally each year5
• Total annual cost of suicides and suicide attempts in US: $93.5B6
Brain disorders: opportunity to reduce enormous human suffering and economic costs
1. WHO, Schizophrenia Fact Sheet, April 2018. 2. J. Clin. Psychiatry, 2016;77(6):764–771. 3. WHO, Depression Fact Sheet, March 2018. 4. WHO, Press Release, April 2016. 5. WHO, Suicide Fact Sheet, 2018.
Schizophrenia• ~23 million people worldwide affected1
• Annual costs in US: $155B2
Neurodegenerative Disorders• 50 million people have dementia worldwide7
• Estimated global cost of dementia in 2018: $1T; expected to reach $2T by 20308
• ~2.3 million people are living with MS worldwide9
• Global multiple sclerosis drugs market expected to reach $23.2B by 202310
6. Suicide Life Threat Behav., 2016 Jun;46(3):352-62. 7. WHO, Dementia Fact Sheet, December 2017. 8. Alzheimer’s Association, World Alzheimer Report, 2018. 9. National MS Society, MS Prevalence. 10. iHealthcareAnalyst, Global Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Market, July 2018.
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Our vision and strategy for Neurosciences
Expanding psychiatry leadership Future leadershipLegacy
Preventing relapse, impacting real world
outcomes
SchizophreniaDeliver transformative new therapies for sub-populations with high unmet need
Mood disorders
Intervene early to delay and/or prevent neurodegeneration
Neurodegeneration
Regulate glutamatergic plasticity for multiple disorders
Glutamatergic pathways
Lead the neuroscience revolution to predict and preempt the devastation caused by brain disordersOur vision
Our strategy Translate cutting-edge science and clinical trial excellence into breakthrough advances for some of mankind’s most disabling and devastating diseases
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There are overlapping pathologies & shared targets in selected neurodegenerative disorders
Genes• Amyloid precursor protein
and its metabolism
• Metabolic function
• Endocytosis/lysosomal function
• Innate immunity
• Proteostasis
Environment• Diabetes/metabolic disorder
• Head injury Parkinson’s disease, Frontotemporal dementia
Proteostasis
Inflammation
Synaptic dysfunction
Parkinson’s disease
Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease
Alzheimer’s dementia
Tau pathology directly causes neuronal
dysfunction
Parkinson’s disease
Frontotemporal dementia
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson’s disease,Frontotemporal dementia
Images provided by Lovestone, S., University of Oxford
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Targeting tau - multiple efforts including tau vaccine & tau small molecule approaches
1. Nelson PT J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. May 2012; 71(5):362–381* tau “seeds” spread disease
Tau is more proximally related to pathology
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Neuron to neuron spread of tau allowsfor interception of pathogenic tau seed*
Strong correlation betweentau load and clinical symptoms1
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A potential best in class anti-phospho-tau mAbwith a unique epitope and high affinity
AD = Alzheimer’s Disease Source: Data on file.* Select doses displayed; investigational phase 1 project
Effect of single dose JNJ-3657 on CSF freep217 + tau in healthy volunteers* In vitro depletion of tau seeds
Competitor tau mAbs JNJ-3657
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• Depletes infectious seeds from AD extracts better than N-terminal mAbs Potential better efficacy
• Binds specifically to pathogenic phospho-tau Potential better safety
• High affinity may result in low efficacious dose Potential better dosing regiments
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Single dose JNJ mAb
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JNJ tau mAb*
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The most pressing needs in CNS Drug discovery?Right target, right patient, right tissue, right safety, right commercial value*
*Nat Rev Drug Disc, 2014, 13, 419-431
Biggest win?Reduce the cost & complexity of clinical trials to expand clinical experimentation
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We still don’t understand brain diseases
• Most brain disorders are heterogeneous and multi-factorial• Diagnosis is based on subjective criteria• Symptoms are complex and not the sum of individual parts
Our pre-clinical science is still in it’s infancy
• Target validation is challenging• Models are inadequate• Translational approaches and their value are very limited
Need to shift the clinical paradigm
• Clinical trials often rely on subjective rating scales• Patient populations are heterogeneous• Placebo responses are often very high• Studies are large, long, and expensive
Significant Challenges for CNS Drug Discovery
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Global J&J Innovation Network 2019
EMEAInnovation CenterLondon, UK
FutuRxWeizmann Science Park, Tel Aviv,Israel,
East NAInnovation CenterCambridge, MA
JPOD @ BostonJLABS @ LabCentralBoston, MA
West NA & ANZInnovation CenterSan Francisco, CA
JLABS @ Toronto Canada
JLABS @ QB3Bay Area, CA
JLABS @ San DiegoLa Jolla, CA
JLABS @TMCTexas Medical Center,Houston
Japan
Singapore
JLABS @ SFF South San Francisco, CA
Innovation Center (IC) IC Offices JLABS Partnering Office
APAC Innovation CenterShanghai, China
JLABS @ NYCNew York
Med Devices
JLABS @ BE Beerse, Belgium
JLABS @ ShanghaiChina
JLABS @ M2D2Lowell, MA
CDI @ TMC
JJIPO@Bio HubSeoul, South Korea
JJIPO@QUTQueensland, Australia
JJIPO@MonashVictoria, Australia
Sydney
Seoul
JPOD @ PhiladelphiaPA
JLABS @ Washington DC(Opening 2020)
Hong Kong
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Guy SeabrookGlobal Lead & VPExternal InnovationPhD Nottingham2 yrs Univ Miami1 yr SK&F18 yrs Merck3 yrs Eli Lilly6 yrs J&J
Neuroscience External Innovation Team
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EMEAInnovation CenterLondon, U.K.
CaliforniaInnovation Center
Mission Bay, CA
Asia Pacific Innovation CenterShanghai, China
Kathy ConnellSr DirectorNew Ventures
Eric SchaefferSr Director, Ext InnovPhD Albert Einstein3 yrs MIT5 yrs Rockefeller15 yrs Pfizer4 yrs BMS3 yrs J&J
Core Neuroscience Innovation Centre team
John IsaacSr Director, Ext InnovPhD Southampton2 yrs UCSF8 yrs Univ Bristol6 yrs NIH4 yrs Eli Lilly2 yrs Wellcome Trust2 yrs J&JVisiting Prof. @UCL, U.Toronto
Declan JonesVP, Ext InnovPhD Bradford2 yrs Emory1 yr Organon19 yrs GSK5 yrs J&JLilian Alcarez
Sr Director, New Ventures
Candy GuzmanSr Admin
BostonInnovation CenterCambridge, MA
Nilesh WadhwaDirectorNew Ventures
Gregor Macdonald JBD
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Comprehensive Solutions to Support External InnovationEngagement with innovators spanning consumer, health tech, medical devices, vision, pharmaceutical and cross sector
INNOVATION CENTRESEarly Stage AccelerationFull Deal Teams -• 4 Innovation Centers in life science
hotspots on 3 Continents• Broad networks across region connecting
innovation ecosystems into the central IC hub to create flexible collaborations
• 400+ deals done over the past six years
• >$1B deployed since 2013
JJDCStrategic Investors Johnson & Johnson Corporate Venture Arm -• 45+years of strategic healthcare
investing • Partnership w/ Innovation Centers to
form new companies on rise• $450M in 2018
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTLate Stage Deals • Supports mid - and late-stage deals
from any source
• Business Development teams in Janssen, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices and Johnson & Johnson Consumer
• Licensing, M&A Expertise and Alliance Management
• Janssen Business Development (JBD) works with established biotech and pharma companies at all stages of development. JBD has 40+ years leading licensing and M&A deals driving R&D portfolio
JLABSLife Science Incubators• 13 locations across the globe, including 2
JPODS in North America• 480+ Portfolio Companies• 120+ collaborations w/ Johnson &
Johnson
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A joined-up UK Dementia landscape*
*list not exhaustive (eg RADAR-CNS etc)
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Neuroimmunology in Mood & Alzheimer’s - unmet medical need calls for an innovative approach
Internal confidential
Part 2 – Clinical studies with novel assets in Depression & Alzheimer’s
Best drug(s) & novel biomarkers to determine most appropriate patients
https://www.neuroimmunology.org.uk/
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Dementias Platform UK – the next iteration?
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JJDC - A legacy of strategic healthcare investing
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An enduring, trusted partner
SwitzerlandSmall molecule approach to targeting tau. JJDC participates in Series A financing of CHF 30 million
FranceDevice approach to measure and impact sleep. Dreem announces $35 Million Financing from lead investor JJDC
BelgiumSyndesi Therapeutics to leverage UCB’s expertise in neurology drug discovery to develop potential therapeutics in cognitive disorders with a first-in-class mechanism
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J&J Innovation - What We Consider & How We Prioritize
• Conviction level of experts in science & target• Ability to establish pre-clinical and clinical POC• Time and cost to preclinical and clinical POC• Leadership potential (competitive landscape)• Strategic fit for J&J• IP strength• Collaboration capability of partner• Patient impact (medical need)• Societal impact (e.g. patient years)• Transformative potential at time of launch• Cost of access (deal terms)
Delivering Clinical
POC
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Thank you
#MakeTheConnection
John Isaac, [email protected]
Declan Jones, [email protected]
Lilian Alcaraz, [email protected]
Gregor Macdonald, Janssen Business Development ([email protected])