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First-in-man beta-cell regeneration for causal type 2 diabetes therapy

Objectif

More than 589 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes (IDF atlas 11th edition). Currently, none of the pharmacological therapies can stop disease progression, which leads to devastating micro- and macrovascular complications and a steady increase in patient numbers. Prediabetic individuals develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) when insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas become insulin resistant, lose their function and die. Importantly, beta-cells not only produce insulin but also are critically dependent on insulin signaling for their function, survival and compensation upon increased metabolic needs due to gluco/lipotoxicity and insulin resistance. In a breakthrough discovery, we have previously identified a novel and druggable insulin inhibitory receptor (in short: inceptor). Genetic or pharmacological inceptor blockade allows insulin sensitization to enhance beta-cell function, survival, and regeneration, and as such, allows for the first time to revert diabetes progression in T2D mouse models.
Based on this novel therapeutic target and encouraging preclinical findings, we aim to develop a transformative, disease-modifying therapy for diabetes that goes beyond the
symptomatic treatments currently available. The goal of this ERC Proof-of-Concept (PoC) grant is to provide financial, business, developmental and regulatory preparedness for the new spin-off company Viacure Therapeutics GmbH, which plans to make the transition from basic research to preclinical and clinical development to implement first-in-class beta-cell regeneration therapy in the clinic, as a first causative treatment for people living with T2D.

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Régime de financement

HORIZON-ERC-POC - HORIZON ERC Proof of Concept Grants

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Appel à propositions

(s’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) ERC-2026-POC

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Institution d’accueil

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUENCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT GMBH
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 20 000,00
Coût total
Aucune donnée

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