Could a bioactive peptide secreted in the saliva of ticks offer a useful therapy for people who have experienced intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)? That’s the question Bioxodes SA has set out to answer, and the company is about to move its first-in-class drug candidate, Ir-CPI, which has dual anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory effects, into a phase IIa trial in patients with ICH.