Patient-Based Therapeutics
AcuraStem is a patient-based biotechnology company pioneering how treatments are developed for neurodegenerative diseases — including sporadic ALS and FTD — using our proprietary, best-in-class, disease-modeling platform, iNeuroRx®, the gold standard for discovering novel, effective and broadly-acting treatments.
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At the RNA Leaders USA Congress, held September 4-5, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center, AcuraStem CEO Sam Alworth delivered a key presentation titled 'Accelerating the Development of More Effective Treatments for ALS & FTD Using the iNeuroRx® Technology Platform.'
AcuraStem, a patient-based biotechnology company advancing treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and other neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that it has successfully secured $4 million in grant funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) as part of CIRM's Therapeutic Translational Research Projects program, which accelerates the preclinical development of innovative therapies.
AcuraStem, a patient-based biotechnology company pioneering the development of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Rafael Renteria as Principal Scientist, hiPSC Platform.