Neuroscientific Biopharmaceuticals

This company’s lead candidate is EmtinB, a therapeutic peptide with initial applications in Alzheimer’s disease and glaucoma. EmtinB is modelled on a key protein produced by the body’s innate immune system in response to injury. The pre-clinical data on EmtinB has so far looked very positive – the drug slowed cognitive decline in an animal model of Alzheimer’s – and the early clinical studies are now being prepared. A Phase 1 ocular study will kick off late in 2021.

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