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Catalyst Biosciences Announces CFI Variant Presentations at Two Upcoming Scientific Conferences
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBIO) today announced that Grant Blouse, Ph.D., chief
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[{"type":"text","content":"SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBIO) today announced that Grant Blouse, Ph.D., chief scientific officer, will present at two upcoming scientific conferences, the 5th Complement-based Drug Development Summit, being held October 26-28, 2021, and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s (ASBMB) Serine Proteases in Pericellular Proteolysis and Signaling Virtual Meeting, being held October 28-30, 2021. Catalyst will provide an overview of the Company’s ProTUNE™ platform, and its ability to engineer Complement Factor I (CFI) for potency and specificity in complement-mediated disorders. \"We are excited that the ProTUNE™ platform and specifically the C3b/C4b degraders are demonstrating the potential to be used for precision medicine, in multiple complement-related indications,” said Grant Blouse, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Catalyst. “We’re looking forward to providing additional updates on our complement discovery programs as well as on CB 4332, our enhanced CFI protease for CFI deficiency expected to enter the clinic in 2022.” About Catalyst Biosciences, the Protease Medicines companyCatalyst is a research and clinical development biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing unmet medical needs in rare disorders of the complement and coagulation systems. Our protease engineering platform has generated two late-stage clinical programs, including MarzAA, a subcutaneously (SQ) administered next-generation engineered coagulation Factor VIIa (FVIIa) for the treatment of episodic bleeding in subjects with rare bleeding disorders. Our complement pipeline includes a preclinical C3-degrader program licensed to Biogen for dry age-related macular degeneration, CB 4332, an improved complement factor I protease for SQ replacement therapy in patients with CFI deficiency, proteases from our ProTUNE™ C3b/C4b degrader and ImmunoTUNE™ C3a/C5a degrader platforms designed to target specific disorders of the complement or inflammatory pathways, as well as other complement programs in development. Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about the product candidates of Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. (the “Co...