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Evotec, Yonsei, & Zymedi Land $4.5M KIAT Grant for Lung Disease Therapies

Will focus on the preclinical development of novel anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic antibodies directed against tRNA synthetases.

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By: Charlie Sternberg

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Evotec SE, together with Yonsei University and the Korean biotech company Zymedi, will receive a $4.5 million grant from the Korea Institute of Advanced Technology (KIAT) to fund the development of first-in-class biologic therapies to treat lung diseases, including asthma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The project will focus on the preclinical development of novel anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic antibodies directed against tRNA synthetases, an emerging therapeutic target class t...

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