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Genprex Signs Sponsored Research Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh to Study Diabetes Gene Therapy in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Advances Relationship and Collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education AUSTIN, Texas , May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Genprex, Inc. ("Genprex" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GNPX ), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced that following the recent completion of its two-year Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA) with the University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pitt) to study Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D), the parties have entered into a new SRA to study GPX-002, the Company's gene therapy for diabetes, in T1D and T2D in animal models. "We continue to make advancements in our studies of GPX-002 in both T1D and T2D, including mouse models, construct optimization and studies in other animal models," said Ryan Confer, President and Chief Executive Officer at Genprex.