amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Jul 02, 2020

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals grabs USD 30 Million  Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has grabbed USD 30 million boosts after posting positive data, which showed it could help decrease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). AMX0035, which is its leading candidate, is being tested in degenerative ALS and Alzheimer’s disease....

Jun 25, 2020

Regeneron recognizes new combos to boost I-O drug Libtayo's cancer response PD-1/L1 inhibitors work by enhancing the immune response to cancer, have benefitted patients combat several types of tumors. However, many people either do not respond to these checkpoint inhibitors, or they eventually develop resistance...

Oct 11, 2018

Streamlined solutions provided by Cognitive Clinical Trials (CCT) related to the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease Congnitive Clinical Trials (CCT) has introduced a new research model that prevail over the top obstacles being faced by the researchers related to the treatment and prevention of Alzheime...

Mar 28, 2018

Novo Holdings optimistic about investments in life sciences Novo Holdings is planning to increase its investment in early & late stage biotechs. Its focus will be mainly in the U.S. and Europe. They are optimistic about the investment in life-science companies with their past experience. NMD gets USD 47 million...

Jan 30, 2018

Spasticity is defined as a condition in which certain muscles are continuously contracted, resulting in stiffness or tightness of the muscles, which interferes with normal movement, speech and gait. It is also known as a motor disease which is characterized by a velocitydependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes w...

Sep 19, 2017

Thrombolytic Sciences announced completion of Phase I TS01 trial A clinical stage vascular health and biotech company, Thrombolytic Science, LLC (TSI), announced the completion of its Phase I trial investigating TS01, which is a new-generation clot-dissolving therapy for the treatment of clot-induced diseases like i...

Aug 26, 2016

The South San Francisco biotech startup, Denali Therapeutics, that had raised $217 million last year to fight Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS, and an additional  $130 million from investors in a private placement led by Baillie Gifford, a UK-based mutual fund, has finally spoken about its plans to use the fund. The...

Dec 20, 2014

Gene Therapy: The “Hunt” for CNS disorders! Many companies have tried over the years to find a way to reverse the course of crippling central nervous system disorders like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s disease) but have failed. Fortunately, Gene therapy has proven to be an answer to a wide ran...