Gordon, Anthony C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0419-547X
Russell, James A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIHR Research Professorship (RP-2015-06-018)
Article History
Received: 21 June 2018
Accepted: 4 July 2018
First Online: 8 November 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: ACG: reports that he has received speaker fees from Orion Corporation Orion Pharma and Amomed Pharma. He has consulted for Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Tenax Therapeutics, Baxter Healthcare, Bristol-Myers Squibb and GSK and received grant support from Orion Corporation Orion Pharma, Tenax Therapeutics and HCA International with funds paid to his institution. JAR (last 36 months): Dr. Russell reports patents owned by the University of British Columbia (UBC) related to PCSK9 inhibitor(s) and sepsis and related to the use of vasopressin in septic shock. Dr. Russell is an inventor on these patents. Dr. Russell is a founder, Director and shareholder in Cyon Therapeutics Inc. [developing a sepsis therapy (PCSK9 inhibitor)]. Dr. Russell has share options in Leading Biosciences Inc. Dr. Russell is a shareholder in Molecular You Corp. Dr. Russell reports receiving consulting fees in the last 3 years from: (1) Asahi Kesai Pharmaceuticals of America (AKPA) (developing recombinant thrombomodulin in sepsis); (2) La Jolla Pharmaceuticals (developing angiotensin II; Dr. Russell chaired the DSMB of a trial of angiotensin II from 2015 to 2017)—no longer actively consulting; (3) Ferring Pharmaceuticals (manufactures vasopressin and was developing selepressin)—no longer actively consulting; (4) Cubist Pharmaceuticals (now owned by Merck; formerly was Trius Pharmaceuticals; developing antibiotics)—no longer actively consulting; (5) Leading Biosciences (was developing a sepsis therapeutic that is no longer in development)—no longer actively consulting; (6) Grifols (sells albumin)—no longer actively consulting; (7) CytoVale Inc. (developing a sepsis diagnostic)—no longer actively consulting. Dr. Russell reports having received an investigator-initiated grant from Grifols (entitled “Is HBP a mechanism of albumin’s efficacy in human septic shock?”) that is provided to and administered by UBC.