Senexis
Unfolding the Science of Senescence to revolutionise the diagnosis & treatment of ageing-related diseases

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Company overview - our scientific and therapeutic focus

Senexis is developing novel small molecule inhibitors of amyloid aggregation as potential therapeutic agents to inhibit and reverse the pathogenic process of protein misfolding, amyloid-related toxicity and inflammation. By screening focused libraries of drug-like inhibitors against multiple target amyloid-like proteins, Senexis has identified potent inhibitors that can selectively inhibit and reverse the formation of toxic ß-sheet-containing protein or peptide aggregates associated with specific amyloid-related diseases. Optimised lead compounds for Alzheimer's disease have already shown pre-clinical efficacy in a variety of established models of memory and learning. Currently, we are:

  • Building a pipeline of drug development programmes for neurological (Alzheimer's disease) and systemic degenerative conditions (type 2 diabetes, Dialysis Related Amyloidosis & Inclusion Body Myositis); and

  • Developing the Company's composition-of-matter patent portfolio with a range of small molecule aggregation inhibitors, as well as inhibitors of amyloid-related inflammation for Alzheimer's disease.

The prevalence of ageing-related diseases will double by 2030...........