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AI hunts new uses for Phase 3 metabolic drug

Source: Longevity Technology • Published: 02 Sept 2026, 15:40

AI hunts new uses for Phase 3 metabolic drug

An AI-driven reverse‑engineering approach mines existing pharmacology and gene expression data to reveal additional disease targets for a late‑stage metabolic drug.

Key Takeaways
  • THPharm already has a drug in late-stage trials
  • THPharm , a South Korean biotech focused on metabolic disease, is trying it the other way around
  • Start with a drug that already works; let an AI system figure out everything else it might treat
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