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flag Leiden biotech Cantoni raises funds for obesity drug targeting NNMT, showing promise in fat reduction and energy boost.

flag Cantoni Therapeutics, a biotech firm from Leiden University, has raised funding to advance its non-incretin obesity drug targeting NNMT, a protein linked to metabolic diseases. flag The financing, led by Libertatis Ergo Holding with support from Brabant Development Agency, angel investors, and the Brabant Startup Fund, will push the drug into IND-enabling studies. flag The company also received a Novo Nordisk validation grant to support research on NNMT’s role in cardiometabolic health. flag Early data show the drug reduces fat mass without harming lean tissue and boosts energy expenditure.

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