- ME Therapeutics (CSE:METX) has revealed it has entered into a collaboration with NanoVation Therapeutics
- The collaboration aims to test the delivery and efficacy of mRNA-based drug candidates targeting myeloid cells, which are components of the innate immune system
- ME Therapeutics aims to enhance the efficacy of myeloid cell-delivered mRNA therapeutics in vivo to develop potential new cancer therapies
- Shares of ME Therapeutics are up 0.820 per cent to C$4.94 as of 9:29 am ET
ME Therapeutics (CSE:METX) has revealed it has entered into a collaboration with NanoVation Therapeutics.
The company stated in a news release that the collaboration aims to test the delivery and efficacy of mRNA-based drug candidates targeting myeloid cells, which are components of the innate immune system.
ME Therapeutics stated it also aims to enhance the efficacy of myeloid cell-delivered mRNA therapeutics in vivo to develop potential new cancer therapies by leveraging NanoVation Therapeutics’ lipid nanoparticle platforms.
To target immune cells, NanoVation has designed and optimized its long-circulating LNP technology.
“We believe that nucleic acid-based medicines are the next wave in the treatment of cancer and other diseases,” Salim Dhanji, CEO of ME Therapeutics, said in a statement. “We are thrilled to collaborate with NanoVation Therapeutics as [it] has deep expertise in LNP delivery, which will be critical for unlocking new medicines by enabling precise delivery and targeting of mRNA to key targets such as myeloid cells.”
The initial stage of this collaboration will involve testing the delivery and efficacy of two undisclosed target mRNAs to tumor-associated myeloid cells in vivo in a mouse colon cancer model.
Based out of Vancouver, ME Therapeutics is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company involved in the discovery and development of novel immuno-oncology therapeutics targeting immune suppression in cancer.
Shares of ME Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (CSE:METX) are up 0.820 per cent to C$4.94 as of 9:29 am ET.
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