Start-Up Eidos Surfs Crest Of TTR Amyloidosis Wave

Emerging Company Profile: The Phase III success of Pfizer's tafamidis means Eidos’ protein misfolding drug AG10 is not the first – but it is validated and differentiated, says BridgeBio-backed start-up Eidos.

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San Francisco start-up Eidos Therapeutics Inc. is looking to ride on the success of a wave of amyloidosis drugs finally reaching their potential, while also taking the field a step further with its small molecule AG10, which binds to and stabilizes the transporter protein transthyretin (TTR) in the blood.

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