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May 21, 2019(Newswire.com) -
Akelos's application to register its trademark AKELOS took another step forward when the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance regarding the application. The application, in International Trademark Class 42, covers medical research, namely, clinical trial services; Pharmaceutical research and development services; biological research; chemical research; testing of pharmaceuticals; pharmaceutical drug development services; laboratory research services relating to pharmaceuticals; and providing medical and scientific research information in the fields of pharmaceuticals and genetics. Akelos intends to submit a Statement of Use regarding its mark shortly.
Akelos inc., is in a research collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine to develop and commercialize a novel, non-opioid anti-hyperalgesic drug to treat chronic and neuropathic pain. The pre-clinical laboratory research that gave rise to Akelos Inc. underlying technology was enabled through prior support provided by Weill Cornell Medicine's Daedalus Fund for Innovation, an 'accelerator' type program that provides gap funding for select research projects at Weill Cornell Medicine with manifest commercial potential. Weill Cornell Medicine's Office of BioPharma Alliances and Research Collaborations, which leads the Daedalus Fund for Innovation, catalyzed and negotiated the Agreement with Akelos.
Dr. Peter Goldstein, a professor of anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and a principal investigator in the C.V. Starr Laboratory for Molecular Neuropharmacology in the institution's Department of Anesthesiology, is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Akelos. He also is a named inventor on patents licensed to Akelos and Cornell University.
'An estimated 20 million people in the United States live with chronic neuropathic pain, for which opioid medication is a common treatment,' said Dr. Steven Fox, chairman of Akelos Inc. 'However, the unprecedented opioid epidemic has made it all the more important to develop new medications that relieve pain without the addictive qualities that can lead to dependency. Our collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, led by Dr. Goldstein, is a critical step to realizing that goal."
Weill Cornell Medicine's Office of BioPharma Alliances and Research Collaborations' mission is to proactively generate, structure and market translational research alliances with industry in order to advance promising research projects that have commercial potential. For more information, contact Larry Schlossman at or at 212-746-6909.
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Dr. Steven Fox, CEO
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About Akelos Inc.
Akelos Inc. is a biopharmaceutical clinical company focused on the translation of innovative science into treatment. The company currently is developing novel non-narcotic drugs for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The goal of Akelos is to address some of today's most pressing areas of unmet needs.
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