Mabylon AG, Swiss biotech company developing new antibody technologies, has received grant funding of more than CHF 1.3 million ($1.54 million) to discover a new approach for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The funding for ALS is being provided by the non-profit groups Target ALS and the ALS Association, while that for IBD is coming from Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency.
Mabylon develops intrabodies which are antibody fragments expressed inside a cell that bind to specific proteins within that cell.