Pneumagen Targeting The Human Glycome To Block Viral Entry

COVID-19 Among Potential Uses

Emerging Company Profile: UK biotech Pneumagen expects to enter clinical studies in 2021 with a potential first-in-class glycan-targeted protein for preventing respiratory tract infections.  

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The UK start-up Pneumagen Ltd has been working on a novel way of blocking the entry of pathogens including influenza and coronaviruses into human cells, and expects to start clinical studies with its lead product, Neumifil, a multivalent protein, in 2021.

The technology under development by Pneumagen has its origins in research conducted more than 10 years ago at St Andrews...

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