Alentis Therapeutics, a biotech pursuing a novel target as a way of treating fibrosis and cancer, has raised $105 million for clinical trials in both.
The focus of Alentis’s drug research is Claudin 1 (CLDN1), a member of the tight junctions family of proteins. These proteins are found in the cells that line blood vessels, as well as the cells that cover body surfaces and line hollow organs. Too much production of CLDN1 can cause signaling in organs that lead to disease. Basel, Switzerland-base