DBV Technologies


DBV Technologies SA is a publicly owned French biopharmaceutical firm headquartered in Bagneux, France. DBV Technologies is known for developing "Viaskin" technology for administering allergens or antigens to intact skin while avoiding any transfer to the blood. Viaskin Peanut clinical development has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration.

History

DBV Technologies was founded in 2002 by Doctor Pierre-Henri Benhamou, the engineer Bertrand Dupont and Professor Christophe Dupont.
The founders provided initial startup capital. Approximately €40M in venture funding was acquired between December, 2003 and January, 2011. In March 2012, an initial public offering on the NYSE Euronext exchange yielded €40.5M.
Dr. Benhamou presently serves as CEO and Mr. Dupont as Senior Executive Vice President of Technology.

Product

DBV Technologies is focused on food allergies, and pediatric allergies for which there are currently no effective treatments. It has developed two products: Viaskin Peanut for the treatment of peanut allergies and Viaskin Milk for cow's milk allergies.
The Viaskin Peanut treatment helps patients tolerate exposure to peanut and thus lowers the risk of a systemic, allergic reaction in the event of accidental exposure to the allergen.
The clinical development program for Viaskin Peanut has received "Fast Track" designation from the US Food and Drug Administration. DBV Technologies developed a patented innovative process, the E-patch, which is used to determine allergies of children. The ready-to-use standardised patch tests are highly reliable and conserve the allergic agents in their best state of allergy. In September 2014, DBV Technologies announced that its VIPES clinical trial of Viaskin Peanut achieved successful results in peanut allergy desensitization.