Ferring Announces Recipients of Innovation Grants Program 2016-2017
Saint-Prex, Switzerland – 15 February 2017 –
Ferring today announced the recipients of the 2016-2017 Ferring Innovation Grants program, an annual initiative of the Ferring Research Institute (FRI) which provides grants of up to $100,000 for early stage research.
The program focuses on novel extracellular drug targets addressable with peptides or proteins within Ferring’s core therapeutic areas: reproductive health, gastroenterology, urology, and endocrinology.
The 2016-2017 awardees and their research subjects are:
Stuart Brierley – Flinders University, Australia; Venom-derived NaV1.1 inhibitors as novel candidates for treating chronic visceral pain associated with IBS
James Deane – Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia; Investigating the requirement for Notch and Hedgehog signalling in the endometrial stem/progenitor populations that cause endometriosis
Laurent Derré – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Switzerland;Understanding Siglec-related immunity in bladder cancer
Marie van Dijk – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; ELABELA as a potential biomarker and therapeutic for pre-eclampsia
Renjie Jin – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA; Sensitizing castration-resistant prostate cancer to anti-androgens by targeting gastrin-releasing peptide receptor
Florenta Kullmann – University of Pittsburgh, USA; Artemin: a novel target for treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
Mireille Lahoud – Monash University, Australia; The development of Clec12A-ligands as a therapeutic approach to regulate gastrointestinal inflammation
Padma Murthi – Monash University, Australia; Investigating the role of novel peptide receptor as an effective target to improve placental function in preeclampsia
Markus Muttenthaler – The University of Queensland, Australia; Mapping the location and function of oxytocin and vasopressin receptors throughout the gut
Rodrigo Pacheco – Fundación Ciencia & Vida and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Targeting heteromers formed by G-protein coupled receptors involved in the gut-homing of T-cells in inflammatory bowel diseases
Aritro Sen – The University of Rochester, USA; Regulation of AMH expression by GDF9+BMP15 and FSH during follicular development as a novel therapeutic option
“We look forward to the outcomes of the research being carried out by our grant awardees,” said Keith James, President of FRI and Senior Vice President, Research and Development. “Ferring is committed to stimulating basic research, with the ultimate aim of developing innovative products that improve the lives of patients.”
Applications for the 2017-2018 Ferring Innovation Grants programme will open in spring/summer 2017.
For more information on this year’s program, visit www.ferring-research.com/ferring-grants.
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About Ferring Research Institute Inc
Located in San Diego, California Ferring Research Institute Inc. (FRI) is the global peptide therapeutics research center for Ferring Pharmaceuticals. FRI is committed to building a portfolio of novel, innovative peptide-based drugs and biologicals to address the high unmet medical need for patients in our therapeutic areas of interest.
For more detailed information please visit www.ferring-research.com.
About Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Headquartered in Switzerland, Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group active in global markets. The company identifies, develops and markets innovative products in the areas of reproductive health, urology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and orthopaedics. Ferring has its own operating subsidiaries in nearly 60 countries and markets its products in 110 countries.
To learn more about Ferring or its products please visit www.ferring.com.
For more information, please contact
Lindsey Rodger
+41 58 451 40 23
lindsey.rodger@ferring.com