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~ Congruence Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on developing small molecule correctors to rescue aberrant protein function, has announced their participation in the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders 2024 Meeting. The event will take place from September 27th to October 1st, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA.

The company's Chief Scientific Officer, Sharath Hegde, Ph.D., shared that mutations of the GBA1 gene are considered the most significant genetic risk factor for Parkinson's Disease. Congruence is dedicated to addressing this issue by utilizing their proprietary platform Revenir™ to discover potent and brain-penetrant allosteric GCase correctors. These molecules have shown promising results in preclinical studies.

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At the conference, Congruence will present a poster titled "Identification of Allosteric GCase Correctors using Revenir™ for the treatment of GBA1-Parkinson's Disease." The abstract number for this presentation is 791 and it is scheduled for Sunday, September 29th from 1-3PM. Jeremy Dupaul-Chicoine, Associate Director of Biology at Congruence Therapeutics, will be the presenting author.

The company's efforts to develop effective treatments for GBA1-Parkinson's Disease have yielded positive results and they continue to optimize their chemical leads in hopes of discovering potential clinical candidates. This presentation at the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders serves as a testament to Congruence Therapeutics' dedication to improving the lives of those affected by this debilitating disease.

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