In honor of #NationalCaregiverDay, we’d like to highlight the podcast In Sickness, Men and the Caregiving Culture hosted by Robert Coughlin and Paul Kidwell. As caregivers themselves, Bob and Paul use their platform to talk openly and honestly about the challenges and triumphs of being a male caregiver. In the episode “A Rare, Caring Family” you’ll meet Mason, a 17-year-old caregiver for his mother while she was living with ALSP Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e-vwQUAP Listen on Apple: https://lnkd.in/eMFPmWKM Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ekJcRB-4
Vigil Neuroscience
Biotechnology Research
Watertown, MA 9,596 followers
Harnessing the power of microglia to transform treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
About us
Vigil Neuroscience is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for both rare and common neurodegenerative diseases by restoring the vigilance of microglia, the sentinel immune cells of the brain. We are utilizing the tools of modern neuroscience drug development across multiple therapeutic modalities in our efforts to develop precision-based therapies to improve the lives of patients and their families. VGL101, our lead clinical candidate, is a fully human monoclonal antibody agonist targeting human triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) in people with adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP), a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease. We are also developing VG-3927, a novel small molecule TREM2 agonist, to treat common neurodegenerative diseases associated with microglial dysfunction, with an initial focus on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in genetically defined subpopulations.
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- Industry
- Biotechnology Research
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Watertown, MA
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 2020
- Specialties
- neuroscience and microglia
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Watertown, MA 02472, US
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Are you attending #ACTRIMS next week? Stop by and talk to Donald McLaren about how ALSP may be misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis and the value of prompt genetic testing when it comes to adult-onset neurodegenerative disorders. Learn more about ALSP here: https://lnkd.in/grHVb73S #Neuroscience #VigilantForYou #VigilNeuroInTheField #HarnessingMicroglia #ALSP
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In honor of International Day of #WomenandGirlsinScience, we asked Sara Ospina-Mora, Clarissa Martinez-Rubio, and Elizabeth Weisman to share who inspired them to pursue a career in science. #LifeAtVigil #WomenInSTEM #STEMcareers #Neuroscience
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How do you compensate for CSF1R dysfunction? TREM2 to the rescue! Caused by a CSF1R loss-of-function mutation, ALSP is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by microglia dysfunction. The activation of TREM2 can rescue the effects of lost CSF1R signaling and restore microglial function. Learn more about this signaling pathway and the proposed mechanism of iluzanebart in our paper recently published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation. Congratulations to the incredible team responsible for the publication and all the hard work that went into it: Kelley C. Larson, Abbie Renoux, Elizabeth Weisman, Borislav Dejanovic, Liyue Huang, Bhaumik A. Pandya, Donald McLaren, Evan Thackaberry, David Gray, Francois Gaudreault, and Christian Mirescu Read more about our findings here: https://lnkd.in/ehND4SDz #VigilantForYou #Neuroscience #TREM2 #HarnessingMicroglia #ALSP
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$VIGL News: Tomorrow, management will participate in a fireside chat at the Guggenheim Securities SMID Cap Biotech Conference at 10:30 a.m. ET Join the webcast here: https://lnkd.in/e62bFR-Q #HarnessingMicroglia #Neuroscience #VigilantForYou
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Happy Lunar New Year! 2025 is the Year of the Snake, which is known to symbolize wisdom, charm, elegance, and transformation. Last week, our team at Vigil welcomed the Lunar New Year with oranges, red envelopes, and a game night happy hour. #LifeAtVigil #LunarNewYear
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This Black History Month, we honor Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller. Best known for being the first African-American psychiatrist, Dr. Fuller should also be recognized for his instrumental role in early Alzheimer’s research. One of only five research assistants to work with Dr. Alois Alzheimer, Dr. Fuller is credited with publishing the first comprehensive review of Alzheimer’s disease as well as for being the first to translate much of Dr. Alzheimer’s work into English. Continue reading about Dr. Fuller here: https://lnkd.in/eaJeuqit. #BlackHistoryMonth #AlzheimersDisease #Neuroscience #VigilantForYou #LifeAtVigil
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We are committed to upholding the highest sustainability standards in our labs. That’s why we joined the My Green Lab Certification program and are pleased to share that we were awarded the highest level 'Green' certificate! Learn why the program is considered the international gold standard in lab sustainability best practices: https://lnkd.in/gsn7Q3SF #LifeAtVigil
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This morning, we announced positive data from our complete Phase 1 trial of VG-3927 and our plans to advance VG-3927 into Phase 2. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ese_vS7w #VigilantForYou #Neuroscience #HarnessingMicroglia
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Yesterday, members of the Vigil team joined the Biotech CEO Sisterhood and Breaking 7% to create sea of pink in celebration, solidarity, and support of women leaders in biotech. We are particularly proud of our own women leaders: our Chief Executive Officer, Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch, PhD, JD, our Chief Financial Officer, Jennifer (Scutt) Ziolkowski, and our Chief Medical Officer, Petra Kaufmann, MD. Joined by our Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Leah Gibson, and our Head of Corporate Development, April Effort, we are lucky to have such innovative and dedicated women at every level of our organization. #WomenInLeadership #WomenInBiotech #LifeAtVigil #JPM25 #Breaking
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