Catabasis has two programs in clinical development.
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If you are more of a humanities kinda guy, think Anabasis and catabasis ( Xenophon and Dante, respectively---the march upcountry or the downward descent ).
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Catabasis uses a proprietary linker technology to conjugate two drugs that act on different nodes of a disease pathway, with the intent of improving safety and efficacy of the two components.
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In the Greek magical papyri found in Egypt, " Brimo " makes a natural appearance in incantations connected with the " catabasis " ritual, of entering the Underworld and returning unharmed.
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"' Catabasis Pharmaceuticals "', founded in 2008 and based in Cambridge, Mass ., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing bi-functional small molecules for treatment of dyslipidemias and inflammatory diseases.
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The biotech and pharmaceutical industries have since thrived in Cambridge, which now includes headquarters for Biogen and Genzyme; and laboratories for Novartis, Catabasis, Moderna Therapeutics, Editas Medicine; and support companies such as Cytel; and many smaller companies.