Hair Growth Treatment
One of the most popular hair-growth research discoveries in recent years is finally making its way into clinical trials. If successful, a product could become available sooner than expected. In May 2018, an article published in the PLOS journal by Hawkshaw et al., showed that SFRP1 inhibition was a novel way of promoting human hair…
Update 3/20/20 New HairCell Results Posted Last week, the HairCell company shared more photo results from their pilot trial which is ongoing in South Africa. There are now 6 new before and after comparisons on the HairCell website. Below, I’ve shared one of the best results from the new data posted. Subject “Jason” appears to…
In this article, Follicle Thought talks “all things hair science” with one of the most prolific hair biology researchers in the field, Dr. Ralf Paus. A recent publication from The Guardian featuring several of the latest technologies being developed to treat hair loss included some interesting remarks from Dr. Paus. Coincidentally, I had conducted a…
SM04554, a Wnt activator from Samumed, is currently the only new drug worldwide at a phase 3 trial for androgenic alopecia. Last month, Samumed’s CEO Osman Kibar was featured in a Fierce Biotech article which covered Samumed’s various programs for oncology, arthritis, and of course – alopecia. At the end of the article there was…
J. Hewitt, a regenerative medicine company from Japan, has told Follicle Thought they plan to start a pivotal hair multiplication clinical trial in Japan by the end of the year. J.Hewitt & TissUse SHT Collaboration In early 2019, TissUse issued a press release announcing it had granted J. Hewitt of Japan the first license to…
It’s always pleasing to learn of new companies who are developing drugs to treat hair loss. The more companies there are in the pipeline, the greater the chances are for success. Kintor Pharmaceuticals of China is the latest company to enter the global pharma market of alopecia treatments. Kintor Pharmaceuticals Pipeline There are two listed…
Aclaris Therapeutics issued a press release on August 8, 2019 which outlined a new direction for their multiple alopecia programs. Additionally, Aclaris recently presented data from its second alopecia areata trial of the year. Looking For Partners There has been a mix of results from Aclaris’ three alopecia trials completed this year. Things started off…
As we get further into the year of 2019 the majority of the online crowd is intently watching for an update from the pivotal RCH-01 trial being sponsored by Shiseido in Japan. Three Years In Japan To recap, back in July 2016, Replicel and Shiseido made headlines by announcing that Shiseido’s trial of the RCH-01…
Published on: Aug 1, 2019 at 12:32
2021 Q&A With Dr. Kang-Yell Choi: Update (9/14/21) I was recently able to conduct another Q&A with Dr. Kang-Yell Choi who gives the latest updates on his company below. Among the updates, Dr. Choi’s startup aimed at commercializing drugs which target the CXXC5 protein is now going by a new name, CK Regeon. FT: What’s…