focus -WSS

focus

author：leisure time 2025-09-30 23:06:31 - browse：455

close-up of psoriasis on a hand. -- biotech coverage from STAT — A close-up of psoriasis on a hand. Adobe

San Francisco startup Alumis Inc. has raised $259 million in a bid to best big pharma’s work in plaque psoriasis.

Alumis announced its Series C round Wednesday and plans to move its lead drug into Phase 3 trials. Venture firm Foresite Capital, which incubated Alumis, co-led the financing with Samsara BioCapital and venBio Partners.

Alumis’ lead drug, ESK-001, is an oral medicine designed to help patients with the most common type of psoriasis by inhibiting a signaling protein called TYK2. Research has shown that the TYK2 protein plays a role in diseases where the immune system overreacts, which has made it a popular drug target in recent years.

Get unlimited access to award-winning journalism and exclusive events.

Subscribe Log In

Previous article： In Memoriam: Notable people who died in 2023
Next article： Restaurant meals are packed with calories, and we still keep eating them

WSS

Paxlovid rebound happens. Why and to whom are still a mystery

McConnell is warmly embraced by Kentucky Republicans amid questions about his health

IRA could hurt research into orphan drugs for rare diseases

FDA panel endorses Alnylam’s heart drug — after picking it apart

Kansas bar where gunfire wounded 9 last month closes permanently

FDA approves updated Covid vaccines

entertainment

focus

knowledge

Tori Bowie and the unacceptable rates of Black maternal death

Will the IRA bring competition to the biologics market?

Continuity nursing helped my family in our darkest PICU moments

St. Louis police protesters begin picking up checks in $4.9 million settlement

After affirmative action ruling, medical educators look to 'holistic review'

IRA could hurt research into orphan drugs for rare diseases

Trump demands the U.S. pay no more for drugs than other countries … again

Failure, not just success, should guide future doctors

Peter Hotez and the public health issue of online harassment

FDA approves updated Covid vaccines

hotspot

Private equity could exacerbate cardiology's overuse problem, experts fear

Private equity could exacerbate cardiology's overuse problem, experts fear

IRA could hurt research into orphan drugs for rare diseases

Telehealth for opioid use disorder is lifesaving

Telehealth for opioid use disorder is lifesaving

Tuberculosis patients need more than just free medication

explore

hotspot

focus

focus