Thiakis Ltd.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Thiakis Ltd., a spin-out of Imperial College in London, aims to commercialize an effective anti-obesity treatment based on a peptide hormone called oxyntomodulin, which is released primarily by the intestines after food is consumed, and seems to rein in appetite.
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