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Homeoproteins as novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseasesbroad

HOMEOBRAIN · Horizon Europe grant · 2022-11-01–2024-10-31

EC contribution

€2,500,000

Total cost

€5,523,750

Beneficiaries

1
About the data

Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOR-01 · scheme HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF · topic HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOROPEN-01. CORDIS record →

Objective

With the ageing of the population, neurodegenerative diseases will be a huge societal, health and economic problem. There are no effective solutions that can stop the progression of these devastating diseases. At BrainEver we are developing a groundbreaking platform to treat neurodegenerative diseases based on a family of transcription factors called Homeoproteins (HPs). Homeoproteins are endogenous proteins expressed in diverse neuronal types, where they regulate age-dependent mechanisms related to neurodegeneration. When homeoproteins are injected into the central nervous system of animals with disease, neuronal survival and function is restored, halting degeneration. This suggests a huge potential as therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. In this project, we aim to develop and clinically validate a revolutionary therapy using the homeoprotein Engrailed-1, to treat patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

Beneficiaries (1)

OrganisationCountryRoleEC contributionSME
BRAINEVER FR coordinator €2,500,000 Yes

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