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Parvus Seeks Autoimmune Answers Through Restoring Immune Tolerance

 
• By Joseph Haas

Emerging Company Profile: Partnered with Novartis on a nanoparticle candidate for type 1 diabetes, Parvus develops its proprietary Navacims to help the body’s immune system differ between a pathogen and itself.

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Canadian biotech Parvus Therapeutics Inc. believes it has a revolutionary approach to addressing a host of autoimmune diseases by essentially teaching the patient’s immune system to differentiate between a pathogen and itself so that the innate immune response does not cause off-target damage along with its therapeutic benefits.

Based in Calgary, Parvus stems from the research of Pere Santamaria, now the firm’s chief scientific officer and a board member. The biotech got a vital vote of confidence in April by signing a collaboration with Novartis AG to develop a drug for type 1 diabetes using its Navacim technology, with the pharma also making an equity investment that more or less served as Parvus’ Series A financing

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