New RNA specialist launches in Milan with $1.6 million

24 September 2024

Aptadir Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on RNA inhibitor-based therapies for cancer and genetic conditions, has launched with $1.6 million in pre-seed funding.

The Italian firm aims to bring its first therapeutic, aptaDiR Ce-49 sh, into clinical trials by 2025, targeting myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

Aptadir's team includes Annalisa Di Ruscio and Vittorio De Franciscis, some of the leading scientists behind the discovery of a new class of RNA inhibitors, DiRs, which have the potential to reactivate genes suppressed in cancer and genetic disorders.

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