Limerick BioPharma Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Limerick BioPharma is developing drugs that help cells pump unwanted substances away from vulnerable tissues. For diabetes, it is seeking a lead candidate among what it calls Limerick Activators that can increase activation of ATP-binding cassette transporters to promote efflux of lipids from peripheral and pancreatic beta cells, resulting in lowering of serum lipid and glucose.