{"id":11201,"date":"2025-04-11T09:59:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=11201"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:28:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T10:28:45","slug":"public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/","title":{"rendered":"A public-private partnership to assess a novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p>Through its BRIDGES programme, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnr.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxembourg National Research Fund<\/a> (FNR) is supporting Transcend-PD<sup><a href=\"#Transcend-PD\">1<\/a><\/sup>, a collaborative project between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine<\/a> (LCSB) and <a href=\"https:\/\/accure.health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accure Therapeutics<\/a>, a translational R&amp;D biotech in neuroscience based in Barcelona. Successfully launched in 2024, Transcend-PD aims to assess the efficacy of ACT-02, a drug candidate from Accure Therapeutics\u2019 portfolio, in models developed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/research-groups\/translational-neuroscience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Translational Neuroscience<\/a> group at the LCSB. The 480.000\u20ac grant, including monetary and in kind contributions, awarded to this public-private partnership will help evaluate the potential of this new compound in addressing critical unmet needs in Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACT-02 is a novel compound with disease-modifying potential. It inhibits the enzyme Prolyl Endopeptidase (PREP), a promising but previously overlooked target in Parkinson\u2019s disease. This drug candidate has demonstrated properties to improve cognition while reducing motor symptoms, neuroinflammation and alpha-synuclein aggregation in preclinical models of brain disorders. The ACT-02 program is currently at an advanced preclinical stage, supported by comprehensive positive efficacy data in <em>in vivo<\/em> Parkinson\u2019s models and by toxicology and safety pharmacology data sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis collaboration will allow us to get further insights into Parkinson\u2019s pathophysiology by understanding the mechanisms of action of ACT-02, which targets pathways involved in mitochondrial dysfunction and alpha-synuclein accumulation, two cardinal features of the disease,\u201d details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/giuseppe-arena-0051a7136\/?originalSubdomain=lu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Giuseppe Arena<\/a>, who was a senior research scientist in the Translational Neuroscience group and has now taken on a scientific advisor role in Transcend-PD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LCSB offers an ideal setting to assess the efficacy of ACT-02, thanks to a range of different cellular models of Parkinson\u2019s disease developed for translational studies. These serve as a robust, clinically-relevant platform for drug testing in patient-derived cells. Using neuronal models from carefully selected Parkinson\u2019s patients will strengthen patient selection and stratification, enhancing the translational potential of ACT-02. \u201cThese cellular models will allow us to narrow down the subset of patients most likely to respond positively to the treatment in future clinical trials,\u201d continues Dr Arena. A hurdle that many previous treatments have failed to overcome due to the heterogeneity of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe goal of our research is ultimately to help develop new disease-modifying therapeutic strategies for Parkinson&#8217;s disease, so it is great to see our expertise with human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)-derived neurons being used to test a new orally active drug candidate,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/people\/rejko-kruger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Rejko Kr\u00fcger<\/a>, head of the Translational Neuroscience group. \u201cWe are looking forward to extending our highly translational iPSC work to guide the next clinical trial phases for ACT-02.\u201d<br><br>\u201cWe are grateful to the FNR for their support of our ACT-02 asset. This grant is a significant step forward in the development of our first-in-class drug candidate,\u201d concludes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/laurent-nguyen-cong-duc-a5a90a2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Laurent Nguyen<\/a>, co-founder and CEO at Accure Therapeutics. \u201cWith ACT-02, we aim to develop a game changer drug to treat patients suffering from Parkinson\u2019s disease.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Transcend-PD\">&#8212;<br><br><sup>1 <\/sup>Pharmacological targeting of Prolyl Endopeptidase in human induced pluripotent stem cells-derived neurons for the development of precision medicine therapeutic strategies in Parkinson&#8217;s disease (Transcend-PD)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"py-48 first:pt-0 last:pb-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-people-list\">\n    \n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"meet-the-researcher\"\n    >\nMeet the researcher<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap -mx-16 wp-block-unilux-blocks-people-item-wrapper\">\n    <li class=\"w-full md:w-1\/2 p-16 wp-block-unilux-blocks-people-item-automated\"><div class=\"ulux-card card-people bg-theme\"><div class=\"list-people bg-theme\">\n    <div class=\"list-people__container\">\n        <div class=\"list-people__visual\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image\">\n                <!-- Template Image Component: default -->\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" width=\"\" height=\"\" rel=\"\" alt=\"Prof Rejko KR\u00dcGER\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwMDIxNDNfX1JlamtvIEtSw5xHRVI=\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwMDIxNDNfX1JlamtvIEtSw5xHRVI=--thumbnail 150w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwMDIxNDNfX1JlamtvIEtSw5xHRVI=--medium 300w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwMDIxNDNfX1JlamtvIEtSw5xHRVI=--medium_large 768w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwMDIxNDNfX1JlamtvIEtSw5xHRVI=--large 1024w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwMDIxNDNfX1JlamtvIEtSw5xHRVI=--1536x1536 1536w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwMDIxNDNfX1JlamtvIEtSw5xHRVI=--2048x2048 2048w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><!-- end Image Component -->\n            <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-people__body\">\n            <h3 class=\"list-people__title\">Prof Rejko KR\u00dcGER<\/h3>\n            <p class=\"list-people__description\">Full professor in Neurosciences \u2013 FNR PEARL Chair<\/p>\n            <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta wp-block-unilux-blocks-people-item-automated\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/people\/rejko-kruger\/\"\n        title=\"Prof Rejko KR\u00dcGER\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon list-people__link link-absolute\"\n        target=\"\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Learn more<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-section py-0\">\n    <div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n        \n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"discover-more\"\n    >\nDiscover more<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover quick-link-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-item\">\n    <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/research-groups\/translational-neuroscience\/research\/\"\n                    class=\"quick-link\"\n            target=\"\"\n    >\n            <span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n                <span class=\"quick-link__text\">\n                    Translational Neuroscience                <\/span>\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>            <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-item\">\n    <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/accure.health\/\"\n                    class=\"quick-link\"\n            target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n            <span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n                <span class=\"quick-link__text\">\n                    Accure Therapeutics                <\/span>\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>            <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-item\">\n    <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.fnr.lu\/funding-instruments\/bridges\/\"\n                    class=\"quick-link\"\n            target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n            <span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n                <span class=\"quick-link__text\">\n                    FNR BRIDGES programme                <\/span>\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>            <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACT-02 is a novel compound with disease-modifying potential. It inhibits the enzyme Prolyl Endopeptidase (PREP), a promising but previously overlooked target in Parkinson\u2019s disease. This drug candidate has demonstrated properties to improve cognition while reducing motor symptoms, neuroinflammation and alpha-synuclein aggregation in preclinical models of brain disorders. The ACT-02 program is currently at an advanced preclinical stage, supported by comprehensive positive efficacy data in in vivo Parkinson\u2019s models and by toxicology and safety pharmacology data sets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":11202,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[4],"news-topic":[19],"organisation":[202,220],"authorship":[55],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Public-private partnership for novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The FNR supports Transcend-PD, a collaborative project between the LCSB and Accure Therapeutics aiming to assess the efficacy of ACT-02, a drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A public-private partnership to assess a novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ACT-02 is a novel compound with disease-modifying potential. It inhibits the enzyme Prolyl Endopeptidase (PREP), a promising but previously overlooked target in Parkinson\u2019s disease. This drug candidate has demonstrated properties to improve cognition while reducing motor symptoms, neuroinflammation and alpha-synuclein aggregation in preclinical models of brain disorders. The ACT-02 program is currently at an advanced preclinical stage, supported by comprehensive positive efficacy data in in vivo Parkinson\u2019s models and by toxicology and safety pharmacology data sets.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LCSB EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-04T10:28:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2221\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ldebroux\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/person\/72c768c0824714cc3fb524eab4e8a04a\"},\"headline\":\"A public-private partnership to assess a novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-11T07:59:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-04T10:28:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/\"},\"wordCount\":517,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/\",\"name\":\"Public-private partnership for novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-11T07:59:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-04T10:28:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"The FNR supports Transcend-PD, a collaborative project between the LCSB and Accure Therapeutics aiming to assess the efficacy of ACT-02, a drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg\",\"width\":2221,\"height\":1666},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"A public-private partnership to assess a novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/\",\"name\":\"LCSB\",\"description\":\"Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine I Uni.lu\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine I University of Luxembourg\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"LCSB - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\",\"alternateName\":\"Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/03113133\/LCSB_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/03113133\/LCSB_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":2560,\"caption\":\"LCSB - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/lcsb-university-of-luxembourg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/person\/72c768c0824714cc3fb524eab4e8a04a\",\"name\":\"ldebroux\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fe72a4d30ad89ce11d430c0e5457698?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fe72a4d30ad89ce11d430c0e5457698?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ldebroux\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Public-private partnership for novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","description":"The FNR supports Transcend-PD, a collaborative project between the LCSB and Accure Therapeutics aiming to assess the efficacy of ACT-02, a drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"A public-private partnership to assess a novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease","og_description":"ACT-02 is a novel compound with disease-modifying potential. It inhibits the enzyme Prolyl Endopeptidase (PREP), a promising but previously overlooked target in Parkinson\u2019s disease. This drug candidate has demonstrated properties to improve cognition while reducing motor symptoms, neuroinflammation and alpha-synuclein aggregation in preclinical models of brain disorders. The ACT-02 program is currently at an advanced preclinical stage, supported by comprehensive positive efficacy data in in vivo Parkinson\u2019s models and by toxicology and safety pharmacology data sets.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/","og_site_name":"LCSB EN","article_modified_time":"2025-07-04T10:28:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2221,"height":1666,"url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/"},"author":{"name":"ldebroux","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/person\/72c768c0824714cc3fb524eab4e8a04a"},"headline":"A public-private partnership to assess a novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease","datePublished":"2025-04-11T07:59:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-04T10:28:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/"},"wordCount":517,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg","inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/","name":"Public-private partnership for novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg","datePublished":"2025-04-11T07:59:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-04T10:28:45+00:00","description":"The FNR supports Transcend-PD, a collaborative project between the LCSB and Accure Therapeutics aiming to assess the efficacy of ACT-02, a drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/One-different-pill_Fotolia_109567347_L.jpg","width":2221,"height":1666},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/public-private-partnership-for-novel-drug-candidate-for-parkinson\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"A public-private partnership to assess a novel drug candidate for Parkinson\u2019s disease"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/","name":"LCSB","description":"Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine I Uni.lu","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine I University of Luxembourg","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#organization","name":"LCSB - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","alternateName":"Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/03113133\/LCSB_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/03113133\/LCSB_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":2560,"caption":"LCSB - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/lcsb-university-of-luxembourg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/person\/72c768c0824714cc3fb524eab4e8a04a","name":"ldebroux","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fe72a4d30ad89ce11d430c0e5457698?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fe72a4d30ad89ce11d430c0e5457698?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ldebroux"}}]}},"blog_id":6,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/11201"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/11201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12144,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/11201\/revisions\/12144"}],"wp:authorship":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=11201"},{"taxonomy":"news-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topic?post=11201"},{"taxonomy":"organisation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/organisation?post=11201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}