Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Sangamo BioSciences Announces ZFP Therapeutic Data From Nerve Regeneration Program at Society for Neuroscience Meeting

Source: Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
Date: November 7, 2007

Summary:

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today the presentation of preclinical data from its ZFP Therapeutic(TM) program in nerve regeneration at Neuroscience 2007, the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. A statistically significant effect on both recovery of hind-limb function and spinal cord tissue preservation was demonstrated in a severe model of spinal cord injury (SCI) following treatment at the time of injury with a zinc finger DNA-binding protein activator of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF ZFP TF).