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Metabolic Solutions Development Company (United States)

drug discovery and development company investigating new molecular targets and developing novel therapeutics to treat metabolic diseases

StageSeries B
Raised$58.5M
Founded2006
Employees3
LocationKalamazoo, MI

About

Metabolic Solutions Development Company (MSDC) is a drug discovery and development company investigating new molecular targets and developing novel therapeutics to treat metabolic diseases associated with age-related mitochondrial dysfunction, especially insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The company's pipeline includes MSDC-0160 and CIRIUS MSDC-0602, insulin sensitizer programs targeting metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and neurodegeneration.

Product

Value proposition
Developing novel therapeutics to address metabolic diseases tied to age-related mitochondrial dysfunction, with a focus on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

Founders

  • Jerry Colca — Co-founder
  • Rolf Kletzien — Co-founder

Categories

Products

MSDC-0602KCirius Therapeutics collaboration (contextual)MSDC-0160CIRIUS-MSDC-0602 platforminsulin sensitizers (programs)

Key features

Targeted metabolic disease therapeuticsdrug discovery and developmentnovel molecular targetsclinical program pathways (e.g., MSDC-0602K)

Technologies

Mitochondrial dysfunction targetinginsulin sensitizersdrug discovery platformstarget discoverypreclinical/clinical development

Target conditions

Type 2 diabetesinsulin resistancemetabolic syndromeage-related mitochondrial dysfunctionNASH (as context from MSDC-0602K program)

Partnerships

Cirius Therapeutics collaborationFrazier Healthcare Partners and Novo A/S (investors)

Investors

Hopen Life SciencesSouthwest Michigan First Life Science Fund

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