SciFluor Life Sciences, LLC Presents New Preclinical Data Highlighting Lead Program as a More Potent and Selective Treatment for Partial-Onset Seizure

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SciFluor Life Sciences, a drug discovery and development company leveraging the transformational power of fluorine to enrich pipelines with innovative new therapeutics, today presented new preclinical data for SF0034, a novel potassium channel opener for the treatment of partial-onset seizure. Results show that SF0034 demonstrated a five-fold increase in potency, improved selectivity and a favorable pharmacological profile in a series of in vitro and in vivo preclinical models compared to ezogabine, a therapy currently approved in the U.S. and other global markets for the treatment of partial-onset seizure. These findings were presented by Scott Edwards, Ph.D., vice president, SciFluor, during a poster session held today at the 30th International Epilepsy Congress.

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