Company: 

VectivBio (acquired by Ironwood Pharmaceuticals)

VectivBio

VectivBio was a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Switzerland, focused on developing innovative therapies for patients with rare and serious gastrointestinal diseases. Services provided by Niche included:

  • Clinical Study Report (phase I/II/III)
  • MAA Submission
  • Clinical Study Protocols
  • Study documents (ICF, manuals, patient materials)
  • Study narratives
  • Investigator’s Brochure and updates
  • Editorial oversight, style guidance and quality management
What our client said

"Smaller organizations rely on the quality of final deliverables. Effective interaction and clear communication throughout any project is central to achieving that goal. Delivering that interaction is one of the differentiating factors I have experienced with Niche, not just as a vendor, but as a true partner, working closely with sponsor team members to identify best methods to plan, develop and produce a range of documentation in Phase I to Phase III scenarios."

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Richard Scaife

VectivBio




Project background
VectivBio was a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Switzerland, focused on developing innovative therapies for patients with rare and serious gastrointestinal diseases. Founded in 2019, the company was driven by a mission to address significant unmet medical needs through its proprietary drug development programmes. VectivBio’s lead product candidate, apraglutide, is an investigational therapeutic designed for the treatment of short bowel syndrome and other conditions related to intestinal failure. The company leveraged advanced scientific research and collaboration with experts in the field to accelerate the development and commercialisation of its therapies, with a resolute commitment to improving patient outcomes. In 2023, VectivBio was acquired by US pharmaceutical company Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Due to the promising clinical and nonclinical profile of apraglutide, this transaction advanced Ironwood’s vision of becoming the leading gastrointestinal healthcare company.
Delivery

Niche began supporting VectivBio with the apraglutide clinical programme in 2020, writing several clinical study protocols, including a protocol for their pivotal global Phase III trial. Working simultaneously on several study protocols, the Niche team were able to quickly and efficiently familiarise themselves with the details and complexities of the asset and the programme as a whole. This provided an insight which was propagated throughout the duration of the working relationship. As the programme progressed through the clinical development pipeline, services were tailored to meet the differing requirements of the regulatory pathway, including providing various study documents, laboratory manuals, protocol amendments and IB updates. The Niche team worked holistically with VectivBio. Members of the Niche Clinical Operations department worked in tandem with the Medical Writing team to share their clinical knowledge and expertise, ensuring that messaging was consistent.

In 2022, Niche was adopted as the collaborative regulatory vendor for VectivBio. The Niche team provided comprehensive support in developing the Market Application Authorisation for VectivBio’s lead product. The Niche medical writing team were integral to the strategic, temporal and clinical decision-making process, actively involved in delivering CSRs and CTD modules. Day-to-day services provided by the team included coordination, writing and editing of key documents including CTD module 2 documents, meeting summaries, timeline management, style guides and study narratives and IB updates. The team were involved in handling concurrent multidisciplinary reviews. As the submission date approached the team were intimately involved in coordinating document finalisation.

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