Kinaset Advances Inhaled Pan-JAK Inhibitor For Broad Use In Severe Asthma

Emerging Company Profile: The US biotech acquired its sole asset from CDMO Vectura in 2020 and is now gearing up for a Phase II proof-of-concept trial in severe asthma to help address the unmet need in non-eosinophilic patients.  

Emerging Company Profile: Kinaset Therapeutics
Severe Asthma Patients Can Experience Exacerbations • Source: Shutterstock

Kinaset Therapeutics, Inc. is on a mission to create a convenient, inhaled treatment for severe asthma for use across the spectrum of disease phenotypes, including the insufficiently addressed non-eosinophilic subgroup.

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