Poolbeg Pharma plc has been granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for ways of treating hypercytokinaemia using a small molecule immunomodulator.
The US patent covers the use of POLB 001 and related p38 MAP kinase inhibitors for the treatment of “cytokine storm”, including hypercytokinaemia that occurs because of a viral infection, cancer or autoimmune response by reducing the body’s hyperinflammatory response.
POLB 001 is a viral strain agnostic, small molecule immunomodulator being developed to address severe influenza and other acute inflammatory conditions.
Poolbeg Pharma plc (LON:POLB) is a clinical stage infectious disease pharmaceutical company, with a novel capital light clinical model which enables us to develop multiple products faster and more cost effectively than the traditional biotech model.