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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October
18, 2005.
Eidogen-Sertanty
Announces DirectDesign Discovery Collaboration with KAI Pharmaceuticals.
San
Diego, CA (October 18, 2005) – Eidogen-Sertanty, Inc., a San Diego-based
computational drug discovery solutions provider, today announced
that they have engaged in a collaborative service project with KAI
Pharmaceuticals, a South San Francisco-based drug discovery company
focused on the development of Protein Kinase C (PKC) modulators.
Under
the terms of the service arrangement, Eidogen-Sertanty will utilize
the Target Informatics Platform (TIP™) and EVE Comparative Visualization
software within its DirectDesign™ Discovery Service to perform extensive
structural characterization and comparative binding site analysis
for PKC regulatory domains. The collaborative project will allow
KAI to further enhance its unique insights into PKC isozyme selectivity,
as well as to advance KAI's strategies for pharmacophore-based design
of modulators of PKC activity.
KAI
Pharmaceuticals is developing specific and selective modulators
of PKCs for a variety of human diseases, with its lead product in
clinical development for acute cardiovascular diseases.
"The
unique attributes of Eidogen-Sertanty’s EVE Visualization Software
provide powerful capabilities for protein comparison and pharmacophore
mapping. We view our relationship with Eidogen-Sertanty as a potentially
important part of our drug design strategy", said Derek Maclean,
Senior Scientist at KAI Pharmaceuticals.
“We
are very pleased to work with KAI on this project. In addition to
our software and database business, our DirectDesign Discovery Service
offering allows product-focused companies such as KAI to gain significant
value from the proteome-wide comparative structural informatics
capabilities of our TIP platform,” said Steve Muskal, CEO of Eidogen-Sertanty.
About
KAI Pharmaceuticals
KAI Pharmaceuticals is a biology-based, product-driven, drug discovery
and development company leveraging protein kinase C (PKC) signaling
to generate a portfolio of clinical and preclinical drug candidates
for the treatment of acute cardiovascular and other important human
diseases. The company is applying its core expertise in the biology
of translocation of PKC isozymes to develop highly specific activators
and inhibitors of PKC. KAI has received ‘Fast Track’ designation
for its lead drug candidate, KAI-9803, currently being investigated
in a Phase I/II clinical trial as a treatment to prevent ischemia
induced reperfusion injury in acute myocardial infarction. KAI Pharmaceuticals
is based in South San Francisco, California, and can be found online
at www.KAIpharma.com.
About
Eidogen-Sertanty, Inc.
Eidogen-Sertanty, formed in March 2005 from the merger of Eidogen
and Sertanty, is a privately held company providing pioneering knowledge-driven
discovery solutions to biotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations.
Eidogen-Sertanty’s unique and powerful suite of software, databases,
and drug discovery services enable customers and collaborators to
apply a knowledge-driven discovery approach to a variety of workflows
and processes, including target selection and prioritization, library
building and compound prioritization, and lead design and optimization.
To find out more about Eidogen-Sertanty and their products and services
please visit www.eidogen-sertanty.com
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Contact
Information:
Janet Roberts, Alan Herman & Assoc.
949-443-1695
janet@ahamar.com
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