Samumed CMO Hopes To Reach Drug Approvals Via The Wnt Pathway

The clinical-stage biotech has diverse pipeline generated by its Wnt signalling pathway technology platform, and aims to get its first drug to market in 2020.

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Sumumed's investigational drugs target disease driven by mutations in the Wnt signaling pathway • Source: Shutterstock

Privately held Samumed LLC, which is developing novel small molecule Wnt inhibitors for a variety of indications, has eight drugs in its pipeline based on that signalling pathway and believes its first could come to market in 2020, an event that would likely prompt the San Diego-based biotech so seek a stock market listing, its chief medical officer told Scrip.

Being able to harness the Wnt pathway is believed to be a key process in regenerative medicine, which could lead...

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