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Translating Nerve Growth Factor Biology into Ocular Disease Therapies with Dompé’s Dr. Ahmed Enayetallah — Episode 241

Nerve Growth Factor

In this week’s episode of the Xtalks Life Science Podcast, host Ayesha Rashid, Senior Life Science Journalist at Xtalks, spoke with Ahmed Enayetallah, PhD, MBBCh, Chief Development Officer at Dompé Farmaceutici, a company founded as the first compounding pharmacy in Milan, Italy, which has grown into a global biopharmaceutical company over 130 years.

Currently, the company has a therapeutic pipeline focused on nerve growth factor (NGF)-based therapeutics in ocular diseases, including non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Dompé has been a pioneer in translating NGF biology into medicine, building on decades of research by Nobel laureate Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Dr. Enayetallah has a robust background in clinical research and deep expertise in drug development. His career has spanned several high-profile leading roles at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies such as Amgen, Biogen, Pfizer and Alexion. He has led efforts in personalized medicine and oversaw multiple successful clinical programs that brought novel therapies to patients with high unmet needs. Prior to joining Dompé, he led the development organization at BlueRock Therapeutics.

Dr. Enayetallah earned his medical degree from the University of Cairo and completed his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Connecticut.

Tune in to learn more about NGF biology and how it is being leveraged therapeutically in ocular diseases with high unmet need.

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