- Exicure to collaborate with Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
- Hank Paulson, MD, PhD and Susan Perlman, MD, added to Scientific Advisory Board
CHICAGO & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2019-- Exicure, Inc. (NASDAQ:XCUR), the pioneer in gene regulatory and immunotherapeutic drugs utilizing spherical nucleic acid (SNA™) technology, today announced Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) as the therapeutic indication for the company’s first neurology development program. Exicure also announced the expansion of its Scientific Advisory Board.
"Over the past year Exicure has developed extensive preclinical data supporting the development of our SNAs for neurological disorders. We’re eager to evaluate our technology for this important unmet medical need," said David Giljohann, PhD, Exicure’s chief executive officer. "We are also pleased to add the experience and team from the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)," added Dr. Giljohann.
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