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AMY109 is a novel therapeutic antibody with a recycling function that binds to IL-8 (an inflammatory cytokine) and improves inflammation and fibrosis in endometriosis.
Proceeds from financing will also be used to establish a robust manufacturing system based on its proprietary Mitochondrial Isolation Technology platform, a novel method for intact, shelf-stable and highly functional isolated mitochondria as a biopharmaceutical agent.
This collaboration was formed in order to realise this solution and seeks to address this by specifically delivering therapeutics to the placenta, combining unique technology developed at LUCA Science with extensive placental research experience at the University of Oxford.