Drug
SPU-16
CNS Homing Peptide
Market Opportunity
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- There are approximately 400,000 Americans and 2.5 million people worldwide with MS
- The most widespread disabling neurological condition of young adults
- Global market for MS drugs expected to reach $38.9 billion by 2032
Technology
- Licensed from University of Maryland Baltimore
- Patent issued
- Central nervous system-homing peptides
- Use for investigation and treatment of MS and other neuroinflammatory pathology
Regulatory Pathway & Results 505(b)(2) Pathway
- May be used as a delivery tool to target current therapies to detect inflammation in the spinal cord
- May be used for diagnosing and monitoring MS
- Decreases toxicity of existing therapeutics
- Animal study results show much improved delivery of therapeutics and decreased toxicity.