ACTION: A pioneering strategy to treat autoimmune diseases

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

E!114520 ACTION has been approved as a Eurostars labelled project and funding by the EUREKA Association. The project consortium is focused on development of drugs for treatment of autoimmune diseases. The novel drug will target the endocrine-immune interphase and the strong relationship between the level of hormones and symptom severity of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. The goal of the project is to develop drugs that have a more upstream role than current drugs in the deletrious cascade of events leading to inflammation and joint damage. The project, with a total budget of 1,6 million Euros and duration of 36 months, will be focused on evaluation of the effects of the developed drug candidates in autoimmunity in preclinical studies. By combining niched and specific competences of the consortium members we aim to deliver an IND approved drug ready for first-in-human trials post-project.