Overview
Milestones
Achievements
Management
Board of Directors
Major Investors
 
 
 
       
1997-2001  
  Founded by Dr. Keelung Hong
     
  Seed-round of financing from Dr. Hong and TTY Biopharm
     
  Initiated development of Liposomal Amphotericin B
     
  The 1st Liposomal drug in Taiwan, Lipo-Dox®, entered clinical trial
     
  Collaboration with TTY Biopharm
       
2002  
  Lipo-Dox® has been approved as the prescription medication for Ovarian Cancer
     
  Expanded operation and relocated to Neihu Science Park
     
  Received NT$2M of SBIR from Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for NanoVNB®
     
  Received NT$20M of SBIR from MOEA for the development of "Anti-HCC immunoliposome" project
     
  2nd round of financing from TTY Biopharm and TLC Management team
       
2003  
  Expanded operation and relocated to Nankang Software Park
     
  Setup scale-up production in GMP plant
     
  NanoVNB® entered preclinical trial
     
  Received NT$6.7M of SBIR from MOEA for the development of anti-cancer NCE, Liposomal Vinorelbine
       
2004  
  Lipo-Dox® has been approved as the prescription medication for Breast Cancer
     
  Scale-Up and Phase I Clinical Trial conducted for NanoVNB®
     
  Set up Protein and Target Delivery Research Lab in the Incubation Center of Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA)
     
  Received NT$45M of "Leading Product Development Subsidy" from Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of MOEA for Phase I clinical trial of NanoVNB®
     
  3rd round of financing led by Marvelex Inc. & PowerWorld Capital Management Corp.
       
2005  
  Established TLC Biopharmaceuticals and lab in the U.S.
     
  Filed patent for TLC-X88 (later named as Lipotecan®)
     
  Conducted preclinical animal experiments for Lipotecan®
     
  Secured loan on preferential rates of NT$38million from IDB for "Phase I Clinical Trial of NanoVNB®"
       
2006  
  NanoVNB® entered phase II clinical trial
     
  Filed patent for TLC-X99
     
  Received NT$80M through "Industrial Technology Development Program" from MOEA for the development of Dual-functional anti-cancer drug
       
2007  
  Filed patent for ProFlow® (TLCe01)
     
  Set up Preclinical PK and toxicity labs in the Incubation Center of Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica.
     
  4th round of financing led by YFY and existing partners, Marvelex and PowerWorld Capital
     
  Secured loan on preferential rates of NT$40million from IDB for "Development of Dual Functional anti-cancer NCE (ME-TOO)"
       
2008  
  Qualified by MOEA as a biotech company involved in NCE development, TLC is thus entitled to related subsidies
     
  IND for Lipotecan® (TLC-X88) was filed and approved by US FDA, the 1st anti-cancer NCE from Taiwan to achieve this milestone
     
  Lipotecan® entered Phase I Clinical Trial in U.S. and Taiwan
     
  Received NT$67M through "Industrial Technology Development Program" from MOEA for Lipotecan®
     
  Received NT$53M of "Leading Product Development Subsidy" from IDB, MOEA for ProFlow®
     
  GMP production of ProFlow®
       
2009  
  Submitted NDA and ANDA for ProFlow® in Taiwan and Japan respectively
     
  5th round of financing co-led by current investor, Taiwan BioVenture Company and the world renowned biotech venture capital Burrill and Company
     
  Collaboration with Nihon Generic Co. (NGC)
     
  Secured loan on preferential rates of NT$31million from IDB for "Phase I Clinical Trial of Dual Functional Anti-cancer NCE, Lipotecan® "
     
  Bought office premises at NKSP on Lease-to-Purchase terms
       
2010  
  Established TLC Biopharmaceuticals B.V. in Leiden Science Park, The Netherlands
     
  Lipotecan® was granted the orphan drug designation for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by both the European Commission and US FDA"
     
  Collaboration with Ildong Pharmaceutical
       
2011  
  Listed on Emerging Market in Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker number: 4152)
     
  Drug approval granted for ProFlow® in Taiwan
     
  Lipotecan® entered Phase II Clinical Trial in Taiwan
     
  Received NT$12M through "Industrial Technology Development Program" from MOEA for ProDexTM
        back to topback to top