AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innate Therapeutics today announced funding support from Fast Forward, LLC, a not-for-profit organization established by the U.S. National Multiple Sclerosis Society and EMD Serono, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The award of funds will help support the conduct of a Phase 2A clinical trial in patients with progressive forms of MS using MIS416, a naturally occurring agent derived from bacteria. “We are delighted to gain this substantial funding as well as to be able to work with Fast Forward and their collaborative partner, EMD Serono,” said Simon Wilkinson, the Chief Executive Officer of Innate Therapeutics.
