After raising AU$16.75 million (US$10.4 million) in a series A round, Celosia Therapeutics Pty Ltd. is heading toward the clinic with its novel gene therapy that targets TDP-43, a protein directly linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) pathology.
Epirium Bio Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for MF-300, a first-in-class orally administered, 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) enzyme inhibitor.
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. has identified serine/threonine-protein salt-inducible kinases (SIK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, lupus nephritis, osteoarthritis, pancreatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus and ulcerative colitis, among others.
