Tech Transfer Roundup: Amylyx Goes Pipeline Hunting While Seeking US Approval Of ALS Candidate
Executive Summary
Amylyx is funding research at the Sunnybrook Research Institute to investigate Bax and Bak inhibition in neurodegenerative disease. Repertoire looks into HPV+ cancer with Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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