EPIONE
Epione is a biopharmaceutical company founded in 2023 in Utrecht (NL) ready to enter the final pre-clinical phase. Epione develops injectable biomaterial-based formulations of existing drugs for long term pain relief in chronic musculoskeletal disease. At the basis of the Epione pipeline is a versatile biomaterial platform with unique characteristics enabling up to 12 months of both small molecule and protein-based drug release. Building on extensive preclinical data sets, Epione’s leading product based on the local release of a COX-2 inhibitor is close to first-in-human clinical trials in knee osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain.
In Greek mythology, Epione (Ancient Greek: Ἠπιόνη) is the wife of Asclepius. Her name derives from the word ηπιος (epios, “soothing”), and she was the goddess of the soothing of pain.
