SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CODA Biotherapeutics, Inc., a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a gene therapy-mediated chemogenetic platform to treat neurological disorders and diseases with an initial focus on neuropathic pain and epilepsy, today announced it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As part of the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term InitiativeSM, or NIH HEAL InitiativeSM, the funding of $670,000 over two years will be used to support CODA's plans to evaluate and advance the Company's unique receptor-ligand pairs toward the clinic for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Orion P. Keifer, Jr. M.D., Ph.D., Vice President, Discovery and Translation at CODA, will serve as the program's principal investigator.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CODA Biotherapeutics, Inc., a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a gene therapy-mediated chemogenetic platform, today announced the formation of a strategic research collaboration with the Facial Pain Research Foundation (FPRF) with the goal of utilizing CODA's chemogenetic gene therapy platform to identify and develop potential new therapies and cures for trigeminal neuralgia and related neuropathic pain. As part of the agreement, the FPRF has provided an undisclosed grant to a leading academic-based research institution to support preclinical research of CODA's chemogenetically controlled inhibitory ion channels in neuropathic pain.
CODA Biotherapeutics Acquires Attenua and Three Clinical Stage Assets
CODA Biotherapeutics, Inc., a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a chemogenetic gene therapy platform to treat neurological diseases, today announced the appointment of Annahita Keravala, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President, Gene Therapy. In this role, Annahita will lead the gene therapy aspects of CODA's chemogenetic platform. The company also announced the promotions of Orion Keifer, M.D., Ph.D., to Vice President, Discovery and Translational Research, and Steve Dodson, Ph.D., to Vice President, Pharmacology and Early Development, respectively.