Neuropeutics Inc is a start-up company launched by LMP faculty member and Vice Chair Research (life sciences), Dr. Janice Robertson and recent graduate from the LMP PhD program, Dr. Marc Shenouda. With an aim to tackle neurodegenerative diseases, they have now partnered with medical research charity LifeArc to develop a new drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative conditions.
“Partnering with LifeArc marks a pivotal milestone in our mission to create novel effective treatments for ALS,” says Dr. Shenouda, CEO and co-founder of Neuropeutics Inc, who is now a postdoctoral fellow at U of T’s Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases.
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Read our interview with Dr. Robertson and Dr. Shenouda in Breakthrough molecule offers hope in fight against ALS.