Inosi Therapeutics tackles fibrosis. Inosi Therapeutics, a company based on research at Monash University, has launched with an investment from IP Group and BioCurate. The company has been founded to develop therapies to address fibrosis, a condition associated with many chronic diseases where tissue damage leads to scarring and a loss of organ function. Inosi recognises the importance of close and early engagement between academic researchers and industry partners to ensure new therapy development programs are informed and aligned with addressing unmet patient and market needs. Inosi’s technology is based on collaborative research from a team at Monash University led by Assoc Professor Siew Chai, Dr Tracey Gaspari, Professor Robert Widdop from Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Professor Philip Thompson from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, with Monash Innovation leading the deal. The drug development program originated from a collaboration with St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, both University of Melbourne affiliates, and since progressed with the fibrosis group at Monash.