New Technology Addresses Brain Trauma Including Alzheimer’s, TBI, and Epilepsy SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Mercaptor Inc, a privately held pharmaceutical company, today announced a breakthrough platform for the CNS. The pivotal technology overcomes challenges that have limited the development of meaningful treatments for the brain. The chemistry improves distribution, proportionates drug activity based on pathology […]
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mercaptor-discoveries-advances-drug-candidate-to-treat-brain-inflammation-in-people-with-long-covid-301318107.html Mercaptor Discoveries (Mercaptor) today advanced their therapeutic candidate to treat brain-inflammation found in patients with long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. Long COVID is characterized by persistent or new symptoms that develop at least four to eight weeks after the initial infection with COVID-19.¹ The company also revealed efficacy and safety data […]
Dr. Adriano Aguzzi, MD, PhD, is heading up the formation of Mercaptor’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Aguzzi is a world-renowned neuropathologist, whose research has garnered numerous accolades including the Marcel-Benoist Prize, the Robert-Koch Prize, the Antonio-Feltrinelli Award and the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, which are among the highest recognitions […]
Paul directs the technical operations at Mercaptor. He learned how to design and code designing video games for George Lucas, learned web development building websites for e-commerce businesses, learned marketing building the California Closets brand, and mastered photography and video production developing content for patients of pharmaceutical companies who specialize in rare diseases. Along the way, […]
NOVATO, Calif., May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mercaptor Discoveries (Mercaptor), a platform company with preclinical programs in epilepsy and TBI, today announced that it is pivoting its proprietary neurotherapeutic development plan toward COVID-19. While emphasis has been on systemic viral mechanisms of respiratory failure, COVID-19 is also a neurotropic virus, triggering neuroinflammation in the brainstem that is […]
I am so proud of the Mercaptor team, talented scientists and researchers who have shown their dedication to health once again during a time of crisis. We run a lean operation: our small lab has few supplies, but the need is so great, we feel it’s our responsibility to give all we can. This is […]
For Women’s History Month we’re celebrating all of the women who have inspired us. Today’s installment is from Annie Verde, who is inspired by Jane Goodall. Name: Annie Verde Title: VP of Finance and Administration Inspired By: Jane Goodall For women’s history month, I’d like to acknowledge Jane Goodall, the primatologist, anthropologist, and activist who […]
The purpose of Concussion Mom is to educate and raise awareness about concussions. Concussion Mom began as a way to coach and educate concussion survivors and their caregivers, and now provides education and awareness to a broader audience. Our own Sara Isbell catches up with the good people at Concussion Mom to talk about Captons™ […]
For Women’s History Month we’re celebrating all of the women who have inspired us. Today’s installment is from Victoria Mendonca, who is inspired by Marie Curie and Maria Lewis. Name: Victoria Mendonca Title: Manager of Business Development & Portfolio Management Inspired By: Marie Curie and Maria Lewis Why these women? Selecting just one individual […]
