AOP Health and VRG Therapeutics partner on immunology program

May 13, 2026

AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals GmbH (AOP Health) has established a strategic partnership with VRG Therapeutics Zrt to advance a novel Kv1.3 potassium channel inhibitor for use in inflammation and immunology indications.

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