$GANX News : Gain Therapeutics, Inc. Reports Secon
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Announced Multi-Target Drug Discovery Collaboration with Zentalis Pharmaceuticals in Oncology
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Granted Two Patents for Compounds that Stabilize G-Case for Gaucher's Disease and other Synucleinopathies including Parkinson's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
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$43.2 Million in Cash as of June 30, 2021, Provides Runway into Second half of 2023 and a Strong Cash Position to Advance the Company’s Programs
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GANX) (“Gain”, or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on identifying and optimizing allosteric binding sites that have never been targeted in neurodegenerative diseases and lysosomal storage disorders, today announced its financial results as of and for the second quarter June 30, 2021 and highlighted recent corporate accomplishments.
Eric Richman, Chief Executive Officer of Gain, added, “We are pleased with the progress in advancing our preclinical compounds to the clinic and announced important and compelling data related to our GBA Parkinson’s program. Our SEE-Tx supercomputing platform technology designed to identify novel allosteric binding sites on misfolded proteins continues to meet objectives within our internal pipeline and our external pharmaceutical partnerships. We continue to advance our pipeline towards achieving our mission in redefining drug discovery and developing novel therapies for devastating conditions with significant unmet medical need.”
Business and Recent Developments
Expansion of Intellectual Property Portfolio. GAIN continues to expand its intellectual property portfolio and in June announced the publication of two PCT patents. PCT/IB2020/061158 and PCT/IB2020/0611156 are directed at compounds targeting misfolded beta-glucocerebrosidase (GBA) and galactosylceramidase (GALC) respectively, addressing central nervous system (CNS) and demyelinating disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease, Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Signed Multi-Target Drug Discovery Collaboration with Zentalis Pharmaceuticals in April to discover new product candidates for the treatment of cancer. The Company will utilize its proprietary SEE-Tx computational platform technology to identify new sites on target proteins for potential use in oncology. The intended deliverables are newly discovered targets or target protein interactions that can then be drugged for therapeutic benefit to intervene on protein misfolding.
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