@Mezarque
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Keytruda transformed cancer care and made Merck more money than any drug in history. It was also discovered by accident, and nearly out-licensed in 2010 for pocket change.
New Approved + exclusive interviews with the inventors and the Merck CMO who ran development:View quoted post on X
🧬 @dittobio is utilizing parasite strategies for developing breakthrough drugs for autoimmune disease. Why parasites? They've been running experiments on humans for millions of years being able to control the human immune system. Ditto is building an AI platform to identify drug-like proteins from these types of organisms which they then engineer into safe, effective therapeutics.
🦠 🪲 🪱 They are just getting started and have already analyzed over a million proteins across primate-infecting viruses, ticks, and parasitic worms. Initial discovery is looking promising!
@pioneer_fund is proud to back these three PhD scientists! Congratulations @AdairLBorges, @Mezarque, and @emilycpierce. Excited to partner with you!View quoted post on X
www.dittobio.com Mapping parasite molecules to treat autoimmune disease | Ditto Bio How we use parasite biology and our MoleculeMapper platform to improve target selection for autoimmune disease — including a viral molecule that invented the same mechanism as a blockbuster drug. 
