China’s Innolife Bets On Heart Failure Drug With Novel Mechanism

Beijing-based Innolife claims that its drug candidate INL1 can deliver trace elements directly to damaged cardiac tissue. The targeted approach is aimed at activating HIF-1, a protein crucial for growth and oxygen supply and which can promote tissue repair. 

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Chinese biotech developing INL1 candidate for heart failure • Source: Shutterstock

Ten years into its quest to validate a novel targeted drug delivery technology, Beijing-based Innolife is looking to bring a heart failure drug candidate into Phase III development to demonstrate the molecule’s ability to repair damaged cardiac tissue.

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