Surrozen Inc. thinks it has found a way around some of the issues of targeting the Wnt receptor and hopes its partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH may demonstrate that its bispecific antibodies can provide regenerational benefit in retinopathy.
Surrozen Inks First Partnership With BI For Wnt-Targeted Retinopathy Candidate
German pharma takes global rights to preclinical bispecific antibody, while Surrozen will focus on Phase I candidates for inflammatory bowel disease and alcoholic hepatitis.

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