GeneGo, Inc. Licenses MetaCore to Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that Proteostasis Therapeutics has licensed its data mining and analysis platform, MetaCore. Proteostasis Therapeutics is the first company dedicated to the discovery of novel small molecule therapeutics based upon understanding the body's Proteostasis Network. The Proteostasis Network maintains the body's natural balance of proteins to protect us from numerous diseases. Deficiencies of the Proteostasis Network can lead to a wide spectrum of diseases, such as emphysema, type II diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease and Huntington's Disease. GeneGo's MetaCore is developing pathway reconstruction maps for a number of disease categories, including neurodegenerative disorders. Disease-specific pathway maps and models can be used as analytical tools to help advance our understanding of the diseases, their mechanisms and processes to help find cures faster.