Project Grant R41NS110159

Novelmed Therapeutics, Inc. was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging to develop a selective inhibitor of the alternative pathway of complement as a treatment for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. Under the grant, Novelmed will conduct preclinical studies to evaluate its lead drug candidate NM5072, including in vitro and ex vivo assays to confirm the drug's mechanism of action and selective inhibition of the alternative...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, provides $506,083.00 to Artificial Axon Labs Inc. to develop a novel biomimetic 3D-printed drug discovery platform called "Artificial Axons" for screening remyelinating compounds to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) and other myelin diseases. The key products and services...

This Project Grant award of $547,846 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under CFDA 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders will support research to optimize and characterize small molecule GPR17 antagonists for potential treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). The key objectives are to: 1) synthesize at least 100 novel analogs of the lead compound SN-191 through structural modifications, 2) evaluate the synthesized...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, is focused on developing a novel drug candidate to treat demyelinating neuropathies. The $352,073 award will support rigorous in vivo testing of the experimental ABCA1 agonist drug, CS6253, in validated mouse models of hereditary peripheral nerve disorders characterized by impaired...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) federal grant program, is providing $426,938 to Virginia Commonwealth University to explore the role of a novel glutamate-driven signaling pathway initiated in maturing oligodendrocytes through the glutamate transporter GLT-1/EAAT2. This research aims to characterize the mechanisms downstream of...

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), through the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853), awarded Versapeutics Inc. a $2,380,552 federal project grant on September 18, 2023 to conduct toxicology and efficacy studies of their novel antibody therapeutic Versamab-101 for treating spinal cord injury. Versapeutics, a for-profit biotechnology company, will utilize the funding to evaluate the safety profile and determine...

This $233,250 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program will fund research at The Washington University to investigate the potential of hyperpolarized 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (HP 13C MRSI) and ultra-short echo time magnetization transfer (UTE-MT) imaging to non-invasively study the role of lactate metabolism and...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, provides $424,234 to The Leland Stanford Junior University to conduct research on using the PET radiotracer [18F]OP-801 to track innate immune activation and therapeutic response in mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS). The goal is to establish the sensitivity and potential utility of...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) provides $439,027 to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct research on the role of a gut microbiota metabolite, indole lactate (ILA), in promoting myelin repair for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). The research aims to demonstrate ILA's ability to overcome barriers to remyelination in MS...

Renerva LLC, a for-profit manufacturer, is developing peripheral nerve matrix (PNM) technologies to facilitate functional recovery in animal models of direct muscle neurotization (DMN) through a $494,955 Project Grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853). The two-year project aims to 1) optimize the formulation of a clinical-grade PNM product to provide...