EktaH explained

EktaH
Type:Joint-stock company
Industry:Pharmaceutical
Founders:Naim Khan, Xavier Boidevezi, Amira Sayed Khan, Aziz Hichami
Hq Location City:Dijon
Hq Location Country:France
Key People:Xavier Boidevezi (CEO)
Products:Orodispersible tablets for obesity treatment

EktaH is a French pharmaceutical company based in Dijon, France, that develops therapeutic solutions to reduce obesity.[1] [2] The company specializes in the development of fat taste receptor agonists. These agonists are formulated as orodispersible tablets that aim to reactivate fat taste receptors before food intake to help induce early satiety and reduce food intake.[3] [4]

History

EktaH was established in July 2021 by Naim Akhtar Khan, a professor of nutritional physiology at the University of Burgundy,[5] [6] and his colleagues Xavier Boidevezi, Amira Sayed Khan, and Aziz Hichami. The formation of EktaH followed 15 years of academic research intended to commercialize research findings related to fat taste receptor activation, a method initially validated in animal models.[7] [8]

After its inception, EktaH increased its capital with funding from SATT Sayens and other investors to begin its first clinical phase by the end of 2021.[9] [10] The company received multiple recognitions in 2022: it won the i-LAB innovation competition in July,[11] [12] [13] was acknowledged by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology in September,[14] and was named one of the winners of the “France 2030” call for projects in October.[15] These achievements supported the initiation of the first human safety study of its patented molecules by the end of the year.

In the following years, 2023 and 2024, EktaH completed repeated toxicity studies in rats, which set the stage for subsequent trials involving repeated doses in obese patients.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-04-08 . La start-up dijonnaise EktaH rêve de vaincre l'obésité dans le monde - France Bleu . 2024-07-10 . ici par France Bleu et France 3 . fr.
  2. Web site: 2022-02-04 . EktaH veut créer un spray de leurres lipidiques pour lutter contre l'obésité . 2024-07-10 . Les Echos . fr.
  3. Web site: 2022-02-25 . DeepTech : Ektah développe un spray pour lutter contre l'obésité . 2024-07-10 . La Tribune . fr.
  4. Web site: 2022-04-04 . La Start-up dijonnaise Ektah et ses recherches prometteuses contre l'obésité et la prise de poids - Université de Bourgogne . 2024-07-10 . www.u-bourgogne.fr . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: Pierre . Jeanne . 2021-02-24 . Naim Akhtar Khan : la lutte contre l'obésité . 2024-07-10 . Dijon l'Hebdo . fr-FR.
  6. News: Un chercheur bourguignon travaille à un traitement contre l'obésité . 2024-07-10 . fr.
  7. Web site: 2023-02-17 . Xavier Boidevezi et Naim Khan veulent lutter contre l'obésité . 2024-07-10 . Le Journal du Palais . fr.
  8. Web site: Bodkine . Alexandre . 2024-03-04 . Vers une révolution française dans la lutte contre l'obésité ? . 2024-07-10 . Entreprendre . fr-FR.
  9. Web site: 2022-07-02 . EktaH annonce l'entrée de Sayens à son capital . 2024-07-10 . J'aime les startups . fr-FR.
  10. Web site: Sayens entre au capital de la start-up Ektah . 2024-07-10 . Sayens . en-US.
  11. Web site: Côte-d'Or. Une start-up récompensée pour un spray contre l'obésité . 2024-07-10 . www.bienpublic.com . FR-fr.
  12. Web site: 2022-07-20 . Ektah, start-up de l'uB qui lutte contre l'obésité, remporte le concours national de l'innovation iLab. - Université de Bourgogne . 2024-07-10 . www.u-bourgogne.fr . fr-FR.
  13. Web site: 2022-07-08 . Carton plein pour l'incubateur Deca-BFC au concours i-Lab . 2024-07-10 . Les Echos . fr.
  14. Web site: 2022-10-10 . La start-up EktaH remporte le concours de Pitch organisé par le MEDEF 21 ! . 2024-07-10 . Espace Entreprises Université de Bourgogne . fr-FR.
  15. Web site: France 2030: Un an après son lancement, les premiers résultats concrets sont là en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté . 2022-11-18 . 2024-07-10 . French Government.
  16. Web site: 2023-01-27 . Le plaisir du gras sans les calories ? . 2024-07-10 . Les Echos . fr.

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