Seal Rock Therapeutics
Biotechnology ResearchWashington, United States2-10 Employees
Seal Rock Therapeutics, Inc. is discovering and developing small molecule inhibitors of ASK1 (apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1), a protein that mediates apoptosis, inflammation, and fibrosis. Seal Rock is currently focusing its efforts on hepatic indications including NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), a condition resulting from fatty liver disease, characterized by hepatic inflammation and cellular damage that lead to liver fibrosis. Additional opportunities with ASK1 inhibitors include cardiac, immunological and neurodegenerative indications.