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Izana Bioscience Set Up For Ankylosing Spondylitis Breakthrough

 
• By John Davis

A new UK company set up by entrepreneur Bryan Morton to develop an innovative medicine for ankylosing spondylitis may be an example of how start-up companies could be supported through the UK's just announced industrial strategy for the life sciences sector.

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A management team led by serial entrepreneur Bryan Morton has set up a new UK-based company, Izana Bioscience, with a focus on translational medicine and a lead compound, a GM-CSF targeting antibody, namilumab (IZN-101), set to enter a Phase II proof-of-concept study in ankylosing spondylitis.

It’s the latest in a series of companies set up by Morton and colleagues, that include Zeneus Pharma Ltd.,...

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