Q-State Biosciences Awarded NIH Grant for the Development of ASO Therapies Targeting Cancer Pain
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Q-State Biosciences (“Q-State”), a discovery technology and therapeutics company advancing programs for the treatment of epilepsy, pain, and other disorders of the central nervous system,today announced it has been awarded a non-dilutive grant of $1.3 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the development of antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapeutics for the treatment of cancer pain. Q-State will subsequently be eligible for an additional $1 million in grant funding based on successful completion of certain program milestones.
Funded as part of the NIH HEAL InitiativeSM, the grant supports Q-State’s efforts to pursue analgesic treatment paradigms beyond those associated with opioids. The company is currently advancing ASO candidates targeting Nav1.7, Nav1.8, or both channels using the company’s AI-enabled computational neuroscience technology. In addition to cancer pain, these ASO candidates also have potential applicability in the treatment of a variety of other moderate-to-severe pain states.
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