Microba Life Sciences (ASX:MAP) completed screening activities for its autoimmune disease therapeutic discovery program in partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks, according to a Friday filing with the Australian Securities Exchange.
Under the program, six therapeutic leads with strong disease-relevant activity have been chosen for further preclinical development. Leads with strong immunomodulatory effects in a variety of disease-relevant cell types were found through the screening, the filing said.
The program's next phases include evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of the lead strains in disease-relevant animal models and manufacturing for clinical trials, the company said.
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