Aeovian Pharmaceuticals brings in $37 million in mTOR play
San Francisco-based Aeovian Pharmaceuticals has banked $37 million in Series A financing to launch its mTORC1 inhibitor into a proof-of-concept for what the company says is an undisclosed rare CNS disease.
Linked to a number of aging and nutrient-sensing processes, the mTOR pathway has typically been seen as a rich target for pharmaceutical companies hoping to make inroads in lifespan/healthspan extension. The secrecy behind the ‘undisclosed disease’ is not unusual in a field where research is often painted with the broad brush of ‘age-related diseases.’ Part of Aeovian’s IP comes from the Buck Institute in Novato, California, an independent research institute dedicated solely to studying connections between aging and chronic disease.
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