Roche deal targets TDP-43 to take down brain disorders

16 February 2022
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Privately-held drug discovery company Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals has announced an agreement with Swiss cancer giant Roche (ROG: SIX) in neurodegenerative diseases.

The East Coast, USA-based firm is working on brain penetrant oral small molecules to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The firm specializes in the emerging fields of stress granule biology, RNA binding proteins and bimolecular condensate formation.

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