TORONTO and HAIFA, Israel, July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NurExone Biologic Inc. (TSXV: NRX), (OTCQB: NRXBF), (Germany: J90) (the “Company” or “NurExone”), a pioneering biopharmaceutical company developing regenerative medicine therapies, is pleased to announce that the Israel Patent Office recently issued a Notice of Allowance for an ExoPTEN patent, covering innovative Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) comprising a phosphatase and tensin homolog (“PTEN”) inhibitor and their application use. The Company’s ExoPTEN drug, currently under development, aims to promote nerve growth and regeneration after acute spinal cord injury by inhibiting the PTEN protein.
The patent, titled “Vesicles Comprising a PTEN Inhibitor and Uses of Same”, was originally submitted by the Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd. (“Technion”) and Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd. It is the first patent licensed by NurExone from Technion and describes a fundamental element of the Company’s ExoPTEN nanodrug under development for acute spinal cord injury.