Contest Details
Contest
Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest
contest-year
2019
Award
Top 10
Product

Novel anti-hypertensive drug development (KSD179019)

Company Details
Region Of Origin Founder
Hong Kong
Website
Cyberport Community Status
Other
Business Details
Technology Sector
HEALTHTECH

PhrmaSec Limited is a Hong Kong University-based biotech spin-off company, rooted in the research done at Professor Billy KC Chow’s lab. Research led by Professor Chow and other groups has demonstrated that Secretin knockout animals will develop hypertension and related disorders as Secretin is of vital importance in water/salt homeostasis. Therefore, at PhrmaSec, by using an innovative approach, state-of-the-art technology and high-throughput in vitro and in silico screening, we have identified five therapeutic molecules that can target Secretin Receptor to function as anti-hypertensive compounds. KSD171990 is being selected for pre-clinical studies after comparison is made.



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