Posts by Follicle Thought
Turn Biotechnologies: mRNA Hair Growth Therapy
Today, I am pleased to introduce yet another company entering the hair growth treatment industry, Turn Biotechnologies. The company is creating therapies which restore human cells to a more youthful state and has a program targeting skin and hair. Turn Biotechnologies is one of the latest companies to make waves in the anti-aging/aging-reversal sector. The…
Read MoreTechnoDerma Medicines Enters Clinical Trial & More
This article continues the recent trend of new company announcements within the hair growth treatment industry. Even better, today’s news involves a new drug entering a phase 1 clinical trial in the US. New Drug Candidate TDM-105795 TechnoDerma Medicines Inc. of China is an early-stage biotech company based in the Zhejiang Province of China. The…
Read MoreVerteporfin Could Create Scarless Hair Transplant Surgery
New research from Stanford University may have uncovered a new useful application for hair restoration surgery. Stanford Stops The Engrailed-1 Last month in April, a research team from Stanford University headed by Dr. Michael Longaker, published a study on scarless wound healing which captured mainstream attention. The peer-reviewed study titled “Preventing Engrailed-1 activation in fibroblasts yields…
Read MoreFollicum Shares Results From Phase 2a Trial Of Topical FOL-005
On May 6, 2021 the Swedish biotech company Follicum announced results from its pivotal phase 2 trial which represented the first time its candidate peptide FOL-005 was tested topically to treat male pattern baldness. FOL-005 Grew Hair, But Not Quite Enough To keep things succinct, FOL-005 did not reach its goal in the phase 2…
Read MoreHaplnScience and Rise Technology: New Hair Growth Companies Q2 2021
In this article we will take a look at two new companies developing therapies for hair growth in 2021. HaplnScience: Targeting The Cause Of Aging In Hair Follicles HaplnScience is a new company developing therapies for age-related diseases including androgenic alopecia, based where else, but South Korea. The company was founded in 2018 by experienced…
Read MoreThe Rise Of Mail Order Topical Finasteride
Two prominent US startups have emerged offering online consultations for prescription medicine including topical finasteride. Online Consultations For Topical Finasteride Have you ever wanted to try topical finasteride but did not quite know how to procure it? Well, you now have the opportunity. Two companies in the US, Happy Head and Strut, are now offering…
Read MoreTopadur Pharma & Eirion Therapeutics: New Hair Growth & Gray Hair Cure Treatments
Today, we begin a series of articles on new companies entering the hair growth industry. One of these companies, Eirion Therapeutics, has treatments for androgenic alopecia as well as hair graying in their pipeline. Topadur Pharma M119 Based in Switzerland, Topadur Pharma is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company with a focus on the cGMP (cyclic…
Read MoreDr. Tsuji Announces New Hair Care Line KASUI
Through a joint research project with Adjuvant Cosmetics of Japan, Dr. Takashi Tsuji of the Riken Institute has brought forth a new line of hair care products featuring a “hair growth promoting” peptide. The launch of “Kasui”, a Japanese hair care brand, was announced March 3, 2021 by the social-media maven himself, Dr. Takashi Tsuji.…
Read MoreHistogen Announces 26 Week Results In Latest HST-001 Trial
Update: Histogen Ends HST-001 (6/3/21) Histogen has announced that it is suspending the development of HST-001 aka HSC. Their latest press release appears to mark the end of the 12 year run that the “hair stimulating complex” had in this industry. Although the diplomatic word “suspending” was used, we can be all but sure this…
Read MoreTsuji Riken Lab New Published Hair Cloning Study In 2021
Today, the laboratory of Dr. Tsuji at the Riken Institute has published a new research paper identifying key cells for the purpose of hair regeneration. It appears this knowledge will be useful in creating a functional hair cloning therapy. Hair Follicle Epithelial Stem Cells The new study by Tsuji et al. titled “Expansion and characterization…
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