Organicell Partners with Regenerative Care Network to Study Potential Therapeutic Benefits of Zofin for Patients with Heart Failure

MIAMI, Oct. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Organicell Regenerative Medicine, Inc. (OTCBB: BPSR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of regenerative therapies, announced that it has recently entered into an agreement with Regenerative Care Network (“RCN”). Organicell and RCN plan to collaborate on clinical research projects investigating use of Organicell’s lead therapeutic, Zofin, as a novel therapeutic for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, known as HFpEF. This collaboration will focus on the conduct of clinical trials to take place at various medical institutions in Dallas and Houston, as soon as possible after an Investigational New Drug Application (“IND”) is filed with and approved by the FDA and Institutional Review Board (“IRB”) approval of the planned study is received. 

HFpEF, or diastolic heart failure, is a complex inflammatory disease in which the heart is unable to receive and pump adequate blood to meet the body’s needs. Among the approximately 6 million people in the USA with heart failure, about 50% have HFpEF, for which there is no effective treatment other than relief of congestion with diuretics.

RCN, under the leadership of its Medical Director, Dr. Vincent Friedewald, has extensive experience in managing patients with all forms of heart failure, including the large and growing population of patients with HFpEF.  Dr. Friedewald is expected to be the principal clinical trial investigator for the planned study.

“From reviewing our clinical data, we have good reason to believe that Zofin may potentially be an effective treatment for inflammatory heart conditions, such as HFpEF. This collaboration comes at timely importance due to mounting research that shows that COVID-19 patients are developing this disease as an indirect effect of the infection,” said Dr. George Shapiro, the Chief Medical Officer at Organicell, who is himself a cardiologist.

About Regenerative Care Network: Regenerative Care Network is physician-owned and was founded on the principal of providing regenerative cell therapy for conditions that medical evidence supports as effective.  Patients with conditions that have been shown to improve with regenerative cell therapy are given access to trained physicians who administer the appropriate cell therapy in compliance with the State of Texas Laws.