Project Grant R41DK142311

Award Date 9/20/24
Completion Date 7/31/26
Dollars Obligated $919K
Federal Grant Program
93.847
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Carson, PA 15203, USA

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), provides $919,404 to Qrono, Inc. to develop QR401, a first-in-class oral nanomedicine that targets antigen presenting cells (APCs) and activates the AMPK pathway to restore tolerance in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The company's preliminary research has identified the AMPK agonist PF-739 as having tolerogenic effects that can promote regulatory T cell induction. The project aims to further develop and characterize enteric-coated nanoparticles containing PF-739 (QR401) to specifically target intestinal APCs, with the goal of decreasing inflammation in experimental colitis and human IBD without the metabolic and cardiac risks associated with systemic AMPK agonist administration. Successful completion of this two-year project will establish proof-of-concept for this APC-targeted immunotherapy approach to treat IBD.

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