Glialogix Drug for Progressive MS Funded by National Multiple Sclerosis Society

San Francisco Bay Area-based Glialogix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing novel treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), announced yesterday that they have closed a Sponsored Research Agreement with Fast Forward, a non-profit organization that aims to accelerate MS treatment development. Glialogix will receive funding for one of their pipeline products for neuroprotection, GLX1112, which has shown efficacy in slowing disability progression and potentially repairing neuronal damage — one of the main priorities of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS).

Fast Forward, founded by the NMSS, will be supporting Glialogix through cutting-edge pharmacokinetic testing, preclinical models and mechanistic research on GLX1112. According to Thad Reeder, Ph.D., the company’s CSO and lead researcher for the drug, it has already shown promising results in progressive forms of MS.

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Glialogix CEO, Mark Moore, Ph.D., explained that there is a great need for effective treatments for progressive MS, as this type tends to cause the most disability and does not respond to treatments indicated for relapsing MS. At present, while there are several drugs being tested for treating progressive forms of MS, most patients are treated with RRMS therapies, as these are the only drugs approved by the FDA for treating progressive MS in the United States. In other countries, progressive MS patients often have no access to therapies, and are forced to cope with symptoms and disabilities on their own.

Dr. Moore concluded by stating that he looks forward to collaborating with Fast Forward on the development of a viable progressive MS therapy, and is confident this new agreement is the boost GLX1112 is waiting for.

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