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Our Research
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ALS TDI discovers drugs to end ALS and builds solutions to advance global ALS research.
Our Research to End ALS
ALS TDI is discovering drugs to end ALS and building solutions to advance global ALS research.
Relentless Drug Discovery
Our sole mission is to discover effective treatments for ALS.
At the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), our scientists work tirelessly to discover new ALS treatments.
We utilize cutting-edge technology to rapidly advance promising therapies at our state-of-art labs in the growing biotech hub of Watertown, MA.
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ALS TDI's Drug Pipeline
Explore the promising treatments developed at ALS TDI and learn about their current stage in the drug development process below.
You can learn more about the phases of drug development
here
.
Our pipeline at a glance as of June 2024
Drug Name
Drug Development Phase
Sponsor
Tegoprubart
Phase 2 Clinical Trials
Eledon
Tegoprubart (antiCD40L) is a monoclonal antibody therapeutic with comprehensive and promising preclinical data. It blocks specific immune cell activation and protects nerves against the progression of ALS and Alzheimer's disease. Tegoprubart successfully completed a Phase 2a clinical trial in May of 2022.
Learn more about ALS TDI's invention of tegoprubart.
Copper Complexes
Lead Optimization
ALS TDI
Copper complexes, also known as redox metabolism modulators, are a group of molecules that can more safely deliver copper ions to cells in the body. Several of these molecules have demonstrated evidence of efficacy in both induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) and animal models of ALS.
ALS TDI scientists are currently working to identify a lead copper complex molecule, which could become the next drug that we advance to human clinical trials.
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PRMT Inhibitors
Drug Discovery
ALS TDI
Type I protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMT) inhibitors are a class of molecules currently being investigated as a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI). ALS TDI researchers believe these molecules may affect a process called asymmetric dimethylation, which was discovered as a drug target for C9orf72-related ALS by ALS TDI in 2020.
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In addition to our drug pipeline, ALS TDI also helps to validate drugs invented at other labs:
In 2013, ALS TDI partnered with Neurimmune to help validate AP101. Our results helped move AP101 into a Phase 1 trial that is still ongoing.
In 2016, ALS TDI's preclinical validation of Copper ATSM (CuATSM) helped to move it into a Phase 1 trial.
Our Latest Research Updates
Discover more about our ongoing projects and stay updated with the latest research news below.
ALS TDI and Dr. Rick Bedlack Share Findings from New Study of ALS Reversals
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ALS TDI Researchers, Guest Speakers Highlight 25 Years of ALS Research Progress at the 2024 ALS TDI Summit
On October 4, 2024, ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) scientists and leaders fro...
ALS TDI Researchers, Guest Speakers to Highlight ALS Research Progress at the 2024 ALS TDI Summit
Register to attend the ALS TDI Summit in person or online, taking place at the Boston Sher...
ALS TDI and Dr. Rick Bedlack Share Findings from New Study of ALS Reversals
In collaboration with Dr. Rick Bedlack, ALS TDI researchers were able to rapidly conduct a...
ALS TDI Researchers, Guest Speakers Highlight 25 Years of ALS Research Progress at the 2024 ALS TDI Summit
On October 4, 2024, ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) scientists and leaders fro...
ALS TDI Researchers, Guest Speakers to Highlight ALS Research Progress at the 2024 ALS TDI Summit
Register to attend the ALS TDI Summit in person or online, taking place at the Boston Sher...
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Forging a Path to Deliver New Treatments
Due to the heterogeneity of ALS, we will need many treatments to meet the needs of everyone diagnosed with this disease.
ALS TDI will continue to invent and discover drugs until everyone with ALS has effective treatments.
Advance Research from Home – Join the ARC Study
Our research is funded and informed by the ALS community.
Through the ALS Research Collaborative (ARC) study, we gather vital data from people with ALS to better understand the disease and speed up treatment development.
By joining ARC, individuals with ALS can participate in research and access tools to monitor their symptoms.
Learn more and enroll
With Your Help This is What We've Accomplished
With your support, we work to fill the ALS clinical pipeline with promising drugs and advance research around the world. View our pipeline of ALS research
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.
Relentless Drug Discovery
Helped to advance 3 drugs to clinical trials
in the last 10 years – and we won't stop until everyone with ALS has effective treatments.
Extensive Drug Screening
Rigorously screened over 550 potential treatments for ALS –
more than any other ALS research lab in the world
Innovative Studies
Formed the ALS Research Collaborative (ARC) to advance global research
by collecting and sharing the most comprehensive data from people with ALS
Cutting-Edge Biomarkers
Collaborated with Google to
develop entirely new digital biomarkers of ALS – voice recordings and accelerometer data.
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