Oct 7 2009
aTyr Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing a new class of naturally occurring proteins as biotherapeutics, will present at the BioPartnering Europe Conference in London on Monday October 12. Jeff Watkins, CEO of aTyr Pharma, will provide an overview of aTyr Pharma's technology, product engine, and lead program based on naturally occurring resected proteins of the tRNA synthetases. The aminoacyl tRNA synthetases are universal and essential elements of the protein synthesis machinery found in all organisms, but human synthetases and their associated proteins have naturally occurring resected variants, called "resectins," with potent cell signaling activities that are vital to normal functioning of humans. The resectins' activities are distinct from the protein synthesis activities commonly known for synthetases, and aTyr Pharma is discovering and developing the resectins as new biotherapeutic agents that can be used to treat a wide variety of human diseases including inflammatory, autoimmune, hematopoietic and metabolic disorders.
According to Cheryl Quinn, Director of Business Development at aTyr Pharma, "Our broad multi-asset portfolio of novel biotherapeutics can help pharmaceutical companies rapidly build out their biologics pipeline. We look forward to taking part in the BioPartnering Europe conference, as well as meeting potential partners to explore mutually beneficial opportunities."
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