Immuron Limited ((ASX: IMC, NASDAQ:IMRN) is pleased to announce that it has engaged Pullan Consulting to provide business development services to assist in securing a strategic partnership for IMM-529.

Pullan Consulting is a highly regarded life sciences advisory firm with a strong track record of executing between five and twelve partnering transactions annually over the past 20 years. The firm specializes in guiding biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies through the partnering process, from strategy development and partner identification to negotiation and transaction execution. Pullan Consulting's expertise is expected to support Immuron in maximizing the value of IMM-529 while advancing the program toward commercialization.

Immuron has U.S. Food and Drug administration (FDA) approval for IMM-529 Investigational New Drug (IND) application (IND 32095) for clinical development of IMM-529 as a product to specifically prevent or treat Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in a Phase 2 clinical trial.

IMM-529 has a validated biological target. FDA-approved monoclonal antibody Bezlotoxumab was developed as a first‑in‑class therapy designed to prevent recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) by neutralizing toxin B, the major driver of recurrent disease. IMM-529’s polyclonal antibodies offer multivalent defense compared with monoclonal single-epitope antibodies (Bezlotoxumab). IMM-529 also has an advantage over current standard of care antibiotic treatments that disrupt microbiota. IMM-529 decolonizes the gut facilitating clearance of the pathogen, recovery of the microbiome and prevention of recurrent infection.