“With three programs in clinical development and a highly productive drug discovery engine creating additional future opportunities, we are building a leading protein degradation company innovating in the molecular glue degrader space,” said Markus Warmuth, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Monte Rosa Therapeutics (GLUE). “In that context, our recently announced second collaboration with Novartis marks another major milestone for Monte Rosa, significantly expanding our potential impact on immune-mediated diseases. We believe this partnership further validates the breadth and versatility of our QuEEN(TM) discovery engine and underscores the growing recognition of MGDs as a distinct and potentially transformative therapeutic modality. Our cash runway extends beyond multiple anticipated Phase 2 readouts for MRT-8102, MRT-6160, and MRT-2359, and positions us to execute on our early-stage portfolio, including multiple undisclosed targets in Th1, Th2, and Th17-driven autoimmune conditions.” In regard to our clinical programs, we are enrolling our Phase 1 study of MRT-8102, the only clinical-stage degrader targeting NEK7, which we believe offers a highly differentiated approach to potentially address a wide range of inflammatory and cardio-immunology indications driven by the NLRP3 inflammasome, IL-1beta and IL-6. We have recently initiated dosing a cohort of subjects with elevated cardiovascular disease risk to evaluate changes in well-validated biomarkers such as C-reactive protein. Initial MRT-8102 data from the healthy volunteer and elevated CVD-risk subject cohorts are on track for the first half of 2026. In addition, we continue to work with Novartis to advance MRT-6160, our VAV1-directed MGD, towards Phase 2 studies across multiple indications where alternative treatment options are urgently needed. Our recent preclinical data presentation at ACR Convergence provides further support for exploration of systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren’s disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, amongst others. In oncology, MRT-2359 continues to progress through expansion in mCRPC, and we plan to share additional data by year-end. We are also making strong progress with our programs targeting cyclin E1 and CDK2, two well-validated tumor drivers poorly addressed by conventional approaches, and we remain on track for an Investigational New Drug submission next year.”
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