CCM Biosciences Announces Launch of Protein Upregulation Business Unit
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CCM Biosciences, a pharmaceutical discovery and development company that recently confirmed its launch from stealth, today announced its latest business unit — CCM Protein Upregulation — dedicated to advancing first-in-class drug leads for age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and infertility as well as for genetically inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis, using highly differentiated technology platforms for improving the enzymatic activity or expression level of critical proteins implicated in the pathogenesis of such disorders.
- New business unit is focused on "undruggable" targets for age-related indications and genetically inherited diseases.
- Enhancement of the activity or expression level of proteins is important for the treatment of many age-related and genetically inherited conditions.
- Such compounds have the potential to rejuvenate the activity of SIRT3 to levels observed in youth," said Dr. Raj Chakrabarti, CEO of CCM Biosciences.
- CCM Protein Upregulation's drug leads represent a first-in-class opportunity to treat multiple diseases caused by nonsense mutations.