Research & Development
Cancer
PYN7 for Cancer
The collective title ‘PYN7’ refers to a series of single molecules isolated from active fractions of a plant used in China. Professor Lawrence Young, head of the Institute of Cancer Studies at the University of Birmingham is acting as Oncology consultant to Phynova on PYN7. The Institute has conducted a series of studies for Phynova using cell-based assays of anti-cancer activity that demonstrated interesting potential. Phynova plans further Mechanism of Action studies in the first half of 2008.