Heptares Therapeutics reinforces patent protection for the generation of stabilised GPCRs
Heptares’ StaR technology enables GPCRs, normally membrane-bound, to be worked on in solution, allowing the use of structure-based drug discovery technologies and the discovery of novel drugs addressing this important set of targets. Heptares is deploying this technology principally to generate small molecule drugs against currently difficult or intractable GPCR targets in several disease areas.
“Through its founding relationship with the MRC, exclusive licensing, careful management of proprietary know-how, and its own in-house GPCR and drug discovery expertise, Heptares has created a well-protected position for its StaR technology platform,” said Malcolm Weir, Heptares’ CEO. “From this position, we are confident we can maximize the commercial potential of our StaR platform as we generate novel proprietary drug leads against selected GPCRs.”
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