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Northstrive Biosciences Inc., a Subsidiary of PMGC Holdings Inc., Announces Successful Submission of Pre-IND Meeting Request to FDA for EL-22, a Potential Breakthrough Obesity Therapy Targeting Fat Loss and Muscle Preservation in Combination with GLP-...
Northstrive Biosciences Inc., a Subsidiary of PMGC Holdings Inc., Announces Successful Submission of Pre-IND Meeting Request to FDA for EL-22, a Potential
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[{"type":"text","content":"Northstrive Biosciences Inc., a Subsidiary of PMGC Holdings Inc., Announces Successful Submission of Pre-IND Meeting Request to FDA for EL-22, a Potential Breakthrough Obesity Therapy Targeting Fat Loss and Muscle Preservation in Combination with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists \n Northstrive Biosciences Inc. (“Northstrive Biosciences”) has submitted a pre-Investigational New Drug (“pre-IND”) meeting request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for EL-22, a novel myostatin asset aimed at preserving muscle while on weight loss treatments.A pre-IND meeting with the FDA is expected in Q2 2025 to discuss nonclinical studies and Northstrive Biosciences’ clinical development plans for EL-22 administered in combination with GLP-1 receptor agonists being used in obese patients. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northstrive Biosciences, a subsidiary of PMGC Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ELAB) (“PMGC,” “we,” or “our”), announced the submission of a pre-IND meeting request to the FDA. Northstrive anticipates having a Type B pre-IND meeting with the FDA in the second fiscal quarter of 2025. Northstrive Biosciences seeks guidance from the FDA on the acceptability of the nonclinical studies conducted to date and the clinical development plans for EL-22 administered in combination with GLP-1 receptor agonists being used to treat subjects that are overweight or obese. The FDA is expected to respond to the pre-IND meeting request within the first fiscal quarter of 2025. If this request is granted, the FDA’s response letter will permit a meeting scheduled for the second fiscal quarter of 2025. “While we wait for the FDA’s response to our meeting request, we have begun working on the meeting package that will outline our regulatory plans,\" said Deniel Mero, Co-founder of Northstrive Biosciences. “Concurrently, we’re also arranging our manufacturing, including seeking a cGMP partner, to lay the groundwork for the EL-22 Investigational New Drug.” EL-22 is a novel, patent-pending engineered probiotic designed to express myostatin on its surface, targeting the validated myostatin pathway to support muscle health. Preclinical studies, including a 2022 publication in mdx mice (a model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy), demonstrated significant physiological and functional improvements. 1 A Phase 1 clinical trial has also been conducte...