Epicentrx Awarded Funding From Fightmnd To Evaluate Therapeutic Potential Of Rrx-001 In Motor Neuron Disease (Aka Als)

EpicentRx Inc. ("EpicentRx"), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company with platforms that treat and target multiple immune-mediated inflammatory disorders, and FightMND, Australia's largest independent funder of research in motor neuron disease (MND), are pleased to announce that EpicentRx has been awarded funding from FightMND to evaluate the potential neuroprotective benefits of the company's lead small molecule, RRx-001. RRx-001, a direct NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor, will be evaluated as a novel disease modifying therapy for MND.