PERTH, Australia and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PYC Therapeutics Limited (ASX:PYC) today announces that the VP-001 program, the first investigational drug candidate designed to address Retinitis Pigmentosa type 11 (RP11) to progress to human trials, has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
SAN DIEGO and PERTH, Australia, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PYC Therapeutics (ASX: PYC), a biotechnology company developing a new generation of precision RNA therapeutics to change the lives of patients with inherited diseases, today released a comprehensive summary of preclinical findings supporting the potential of PYC's VP-002 program as the first disease modifying therapy for patients suffering from Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOA). PYC's PPMO technology used in the VP-002 program significantly increases levels of OPA1 protein and corrects major functional deficits that underly ADOA. Building on recent announcements relating to the VP-002 program, further optimized lead candidates have shown an even more potent ability to increase the OPA1 protein to greater than 1.5-fold. These data support continued development of the program toward clinical trials, which are estimated to initiate in the first half of 2023.
NEW YORK and PERTH, Australia, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PYC Therapeutics (ASX: PYC), a biotechnology company developing a new generation of precision RNA therapeutics to change the lives of patients with inherited diseases, today announced the Company has been invited to present two poster presentations at the Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology (ARVO) 2021 Annual Meeting, taking place virtually May 1–7, 2021.
NEW YORK and PERTH, Australia, April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PYC Therapeutics (ASX: PYC), a biotechnology company developing a new generation of precision RNA therapeutics to change the lives of patients with inherited diseases, today announced a first quarter update highlighting the progress of its development pipeline, growth of its U.S. operations and upcoming milestones.