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Dec 4, 2024, 4:47 PM
AcuraStem announced the appointment of Marcel van der Brug, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. van der Brug is an accomplished neuroscientist with extensive expertise in neurodegenerative diseases and therapeutic development.
Sep 3, 2024, 3:48 PM
AcuraStem, a patient-based biotechnology company advancing treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and other neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that it has successfully secured $4 million in grant funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) as part of CIRM's Therapeutic Translational Research Projects program, which accelerates the preclinical development of innovative therapies.
Aug 12, 2024, 5:35 PM
AcuraStem, a patient-based biotechnology company advancing treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and other neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that CEO Sam Alworth has been invited to speak at the RNA Leaders USA Congress, scheduled for September 4-5, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center.
Jun 24, 2024, 11:01 AM
AcuraStem, a patient-based biotechnology company pioneering the development of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Ananya Sengupta as Associate Director of Program Management
Jun 3, 2024, 4:19 PM
AcuraStem, a patient-based biotechnology company pioneering how treatments are developed for neurodegenerative diseases, announced the expansion of its team with three new team members, bringing a fresh influx of expertise to its pioneering platform.
Feb 27, 2024, 5:39 PM
AcuraStem’s Head of Target Validation, Dr. Wen-Hsuan Chang, presented an update on the company's innovative UNC13A program at the 14th Annual California ALS Research Summit on January 19, 2024
Jan 30, 2024, 1:00 AM
AcuraStem Leverages iNeuroRx® Platform to Drive Innovative SYF2 and UNC13A Treatments Forward Toward Clinical Trial
Sep 25, 2023, 9:30 AM
Agreement enables the development of therapeutics, including AcuraStem’s AS-202 Candidate, an antisense oligonucleotide that suppresses levels of the PIKFYVE kinase
Jun 15, 2023, 7:11 PM
AcuraStem, a patient-based biotechnology company pioneering how treatments are developed for neurodegenerative diseases, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Related Motor Neuron Diseases Mechanisms, Modeling and Translational Therapeutics."
Mar 20, 2023, 8:30 PM
AcuraStem’s progress in advancing an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting PIKFYVE and development of therapeutic candidates targeting SYF2 in preclinical studies has been featured in a newly posted BioSpace article.