Spider venom for MND research receives funding

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Spider venom for MND research receives funding: Research using venom from a rare tarantula is one of two University of Queensland projects which have received funding to develop treatments for motor neurone disease (MND). Dr Fernanda Cardoso from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience is making a difference for MND patients with funding from the US […]

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Spider venom drug start up success

The drug candidate, which was developed by a University of Queensland research team, uses a molecule found in the venom of the K’gari (Fraser Island) funnel web spider, and can potentially prevent damage caused by heart attacks and stroke. It will now be able to progress to clinical trials after UQ’s commercialisation company UniQuest licenced […]

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