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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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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In this article we will take a look at the pipeline of Carthronix, a new biotech company developing therapeutics for stem cell activation and tissue regeneration. CarthroniX is based in Lancaster, CA, a city in northern Los Angeles County. The company was founded by Dr. Denis Evseenko MD, PhD, and Dr. Ben Van Handel and…
Read MoreTH16 Release Update (2/25/21) As mentioned, the all-natural OTC hair growth product TH16 by Triple Hair was slated to be released in Q1 2021. Not very unsurprisingly, it seems that the projected timeframe will have a slight delay. Today, I heard back from Attila Hajdu, Triple Hair VP of Business Development, who was able to…
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Follica announced today the completion of a female pilot study utilizing its proprietary microneedling device along with topical drug application. Female Hair Growth Study On December 8, 2020, a peer-reviewed study sponsored by Follica and titled “A Pilot Evaluation of Scalp Skin Wounding to Promote Hair Growth in Female Pattern Hair Loss” was published in…
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Moogene Medi of South Korea is the first company to formally introduce a CRISPR-based gene editing hair loss therapy to the world. Description Of CRISPR Therapy For AGA Moogene has developed a microbubble-nanoliposomal delivery system to get gene editing particles directly into the dermal papilla cells of the hair follicle. First, a sequence of sgRNA…
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