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November 4, 2019 News by Alejandra Viviescas, PhD

AcuraStem Advancing Second Stage of Small Molecule Development for ALS Treatment

AcuraStem has triggered $3 million in Phase 2 funding from its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, which the biotechnology company will use to start the second stage of its AS-1 program. That patient-derived stem cell therapy program is aimed at…

June 20, 2018 News by Alice Melão

AcuraStem Awarded $3.7M to Develop Gene-related Therapy for ALS, Frontotemporal Dementia

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded $3.7 million to AcuraStem to support the development of a small molecule drug to treat C9orf72 gene-related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) fast-track grant (R44NS105156) will promote the development…

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