SeneX Therapeutics announces an exclusive license agreement with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

SeneX Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, developing disruptive gene therapies for inflammatory and age-related diseases, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York , NY (“Icahn Mount Sinai”) have announced an exclusive license agreement to the broad patent portfolio related to Sphingolipids metabolizing enzyme (SME) and its therapeutic application in senescence, inflammation and aging. This high-value technology has been developed in the lab of Efrat Eliyahu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Genomics Sciences at Icahn Mount Sinai, and is addressing acute and chronic inflammatory diseases and related conditions. The therapeutic protein is administered as gene therapy via using adeno-associated-virus-mediated delivery. Icahn Mount Sinai will continue to partner with SeneX to support SeneX-funded research and clinical efforts that leverage Icahn Mount Sinai’s extraordinary expertise and facilities.

“I’m proud and excited to announce this foundational collaboration between Icahn Mount Sinai and SeneX Therapeutics. Icahn Mount Sinai is an incredible partner, and we look forward to bringing this transformative technology to patients fighting age-related diseases and to creating shareholder value,” said, Rafael Torgovicky, MD, the CEO of SeneX Therapeutics.

“We look forward to collaborating with SeneX Therapeutics to advance our SME technology,” said Erik Lium, PhD, President of Mount Sinai Innovation Partners and Chief Commercial Innovation Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System. “This work will potentially address critical unmet needs in the fields of inflammatory disease and diseases associated with aging, and improve the lives of patients globally.”  

SeneX Therapeutics is based on technology developed by the Mount Sinai faculty. Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai faculty, including Dr. Eliyahu, have a financial interest in SeneX Therapeutics. Icahn Mount Sinai also has representation on the SeneX Therapeutics Board of Directors.

New York City, New York Jun 29, 2022