Molecular Pharmaceutics

Carver Biosciences Announces Appointment of Three Members to its Scientific Advisory Board

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Carver Biosciences, Inc., a biotech company focused on the development of CRISPR/Cas13 antivirals, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

Key Points: 
  • Carver Biosciences, Inc., a biotech company focused on the development of CRISPR/Cas13 antivirals, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
  • Cameron Myhrvold Ph.D., co-founder of Carver will serve as the chairman of the SAB.
  • Additional appointments include Uri Lopatin, M.D., Olivia Merkel, Ph.D., and Neville Sanjana, Ph.D.
    “I am thrilled to have Dr. Lopatin, Dr. Merkel and Dr. Sanjana join our advisory board,” said Dr. Walter Strapps, co-founder and CEO of Carver.
  • Dr. Sanjana holds a PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT, a BS in Symbolic Systems and a BA in English from Stanford University.

OliX Pharmaceuticals Publishes Preclinical Research Demonstrating OLX104C’s Potential as an Effective Treatment for Hair Loss

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 226950), a leading developer of RNAi therapeutics, today announced the publication of preclinical research on the androgenetic alopecia (hair loss) treatment program, OLX104C, in Molecular Pharmaceutics .

Key Points: 
  • OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 226950), a leading developer of RNAi therapeutics, today announced the publication of preclinical research on the androgenetic alopecia (hair loss) treatment program, OLX104C, in Molecular Pharmaceutics .
  • The Company is developing the treatment for androgenetic alopecia based on cell-penetrating asymmetric siRNA (cp-asiRNA) platform technology.
  • The research team demonstrated the efficacy of AR reduction, hair loss inhibition, and long duration of action in primary cultured human follicle dermal papilla cells (HFDPC) and rodent models of hair loss.
  • OliX Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics against a variety of disorders by down-regulating the expression of disease-causing genes based on its own proprietary RNAi technology.