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Cureveda, NIH autoimmune news

July 29, 2013 7:00 AM UTC

Cureveda received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant totaling $150,000 from the NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to develop VEDA-1209 to treat ulcerative colitis (UC). The small molecule nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 ( NFE2L2; NRF2) activator is in preclinical development. Cureveda said it hopes to start Phase I testing in about 18 months. ...