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GANX • CIK 0001819411
Overview We are a biotechnology company developing novel small molecule therapeutics to treat diseases across several therapeutic areas, including central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders, lysosomal storage disorders (“LSDs”), metabolic disorders, and other diseases that can be targeted through protein degradation, such as oncology. GT-02287 - our lead product candidate, for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1b study in people with Parkinson’s disease with or without a GBA1 mutation. We have generated an extensive preclinical data package providing evidence of the mechanism of action and safety of GT-02287. In preclinical models of GBA1 and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, GT-02287 has been shown to restore glucocerebrosidase, or GCase, function in the lysosome, improve mitochondrial health, reduce toxic lipid substrates and toxic forms of alpha-synuclein, reduce neuroinflammation, improve survival of dopaminergic neurons, increase dopamine levels, completely restore locomotor function and improve cognition, and reduce plasma-based neurodegeneration maker, neurofilament light chain (NfL) back to the level of healthy animals. In September 2024, we reported results from a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial completed in Australia to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and food effect of GT-02287 in healthy participants. The study enrolled 72 healthy volunteers and included a single ascending dose part during which study participants (n=40) received one dose of GT-02287 at different dose levels, and a multiple ascending dose part during which study participants (n=32) received one daily dose of GT-02287 for 14 days at different dose levels. Review of the unblinded data after database lock confirmed that single and multiple doses of GT-02287 were safe and generally well tolerated up to and including the highest planned dose levels across all age groups (approximately 15% of which were over the age of 50 years). The single and multiple dose levels tested were safe and generally well tolerated, with no serious adverse events or Grade 3 (severe) adverse events observed, and no other safety signals detected. The PK profile of GT-02287 was linear across the tested dose ranges, and plasma exposures at daily doses of 7.7 mg/kg and above were within the projected therapeutic range. GT-02287 was measurable in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at levels in line with rodent levels at effective doses from our preclinical models, demonstrating CNS exposure. Notably, mean GCase activity in dried blood spots increased 53% in subjects who received 13.5 mg/kg GT-02287 (the highest dose cohort and the only dose cohort analyzed for GCase activity) but not in those who received placebo, demonstrating target engagement and modulation of GCase enzyme. GCase activity continued to increase 12 hours post-dose at 14 days, the furthest time point analyzed in the study. Importantly, the favorable safety and tolerability profile at oral dose levels that resulted in therapeutic plasma levels, CNS exposure, and target engagement further strengthens GT-02287’s potential to be a lead treatment for Parkinson’s disease in patients with or without a GBA1 mutation. In December 2024, we received approval in Australia to initiate a Phase 1b open-label safety and tolerability study for GT-02287 in 15-20 people with Parkinson’s disease with or without a GBA1 mutation. The study consists of a 90-day Part 1 and an optional 9-month extension (Part 2). Enrollment was completed in September of 2025, and Part 1 was completed in November 2025. This study’s secondary and exploratory endpoints include pharmacokinetics, GCase modulation, levels of GCase sphingolipid substrates, and other biomarkers in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. Part 2 of the Phase 1b study is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2026, and we are currently planning a Phase 2 study to commence during the second half of 2026. Our Magellan™ Platform We use our computational target and drug discovery platform, Magellan™, to discover novel allosteric binding sites on proteins implicated in a disease and to identify proprietary small molecules that bind these sites to modulate protein function and treat the underlying cause of the disease.…