NewLimit is a biotech company with a 20-year ambition to develop epigenetic reprogramming therapies to significantly extend human healthspan by treating age-related diseases. They claim to not only focus their efforts on a multi-decade strategy, such as developing an effective anti-aging therapy, but to also provide short- and medium-term products to patients.
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The solution
The core idea of the solution is rooted in the epigenetic control of gene expression. We know that all of our cells experience a functional decline as we age, and NewLimit is seeking to reverse this through pluripotent cell reprogramming and the re-differentiation to the original cell type. In a sense rejuvenating the cell and returning it to its original youthful self, and as such reversing the aging process.
However, as mentioned there are multiple solutions being worked on by NewLimit, with the above being the most ambitious and long-term one – as well as the most interesting one. They also highlight a more near-term project where they are looking to reprogram T Cells for indications that may include the treatment of neoplasms and improve immune activity in the elderly population. Improving the immune activity in the elderly could potentially prevent the onset of various diseases and provide a longer and better life as well.
An interesting aspect is NewLimit highlighting their use of machine learning to prioritize their experimental efforts. This should make their research more effective, and improve their ability to determine the best experiments to extend their knowledge of the biology of aging.
Unfortunately, at this point in time, there is no specific information available about how NewLimit plans to approach the above. Also, even with their use of machine learning to improve their effectiveness in research there are no plans revealed for preclinical and potential clinical studies.
The company
NewLimit was founded in 2022, and has its headquarters in San Francisco, USA. It was founded with an initial commitment og $110M, which was funded by the four cofounders. Of note is one of the co-founders Brian Armstrong, who is the chief executive officer (CEO) at Coinbase.
There has been a series A funding round in 2023 where $40M was raised from Dimension, Founders Fund, and Kleiner Perkins as well as leading angel investors.
It will be incredibly interesting to follow NewLimit and their proposed anti-aging solutions. I for one would be excited to see a pipeline of their ambitions with their research to get a more clear understanding of their milestones and timeline.
If you want to learn more about NewLimit you can view their official website through this link.
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