Alkahest, Inc.
Biotechnology ResearchCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Alkahest, Inc. is a biotechnology research company focused on therapies derived from blood to treat neurological diseases, with an emphasis on age-related cognitive decline. It operates as a subsidiary of Grifols and is based in San Carlos, California. In preclinical work, the firm has shown that factors in young blood plasma can reverse brain deficits observed in aging and Alzheimer's disease models in mice. Clinical studies are underway in patients with various forms of dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions. A recent development involves GRF6019, a proprietary fraction of young blood plasma comprising around 400 proteins. Grifols, a global healthcare company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, is the parent organization of Alkahest.