The $10 Billion unicorn in INmune Bio: the potential of XPro in Parkinson’s
Summary The evolution of the treatment failures for Parkinson’s disease has striking similarities with Alzheimer’s. Just like in...
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Carl Kestens
- Sep 2
- 8 min
The FDA’s two leaps at once: on fast approval pathways and neurofilament light
Summary Neurofilament Light (NfL) is potentially the most important biomarker in neurodegenerative diseases. The FDA’s AdCom validated...
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Carl Kestens
- Jul 30
- 9 min
The $10 billion unicorn in INMB: on allostatic load, and why all the others may have non-responders
Summary Allostatic load is the cumulative burden of stressors one encounters throughout life. The underlying causes/triggers for any...
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Carl Kestens
- Jun 9
- 9 min
THE INFLAMED MIND, A Radical New Approach to Depression, by Ed Bullmore
A book review with some notes on my recent research, part I Introduction I have stated before that I believe that the field of psychiatry...
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Carl Kestens
- May 7
- 13 min
XPRO FOR THE DEPRESSED MIND, PART 1: INMB’S MOST IGNORED POTENTIAL
Introduction For some time now, INmune Bio has been announcing their trial in treatment resistant depression (TRD). The market, either...
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Carl Kestens
- Apr 23
- 10 min
THE $10 BILLION UNICORN IN INMUNE BIO: IT’S THE (MICRO)GLIA, STUPID!
Summary: · The detrimental action of glia, mostly microglia, in the inflamed brain is the last piece of the scientific puzzle; · ...
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Carl Kestens
- Apr 17
- 6 min
Medicare coverage refused for Aduhelm and amyloid-based therapies: what’s next?
The 7 April 2022 CMS decision denying Aduhelm medicare coverage On 7 April 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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Carl Kestens
- Apr 8
- 7 min
WHY IT IS SENSIBLE TO ADDRESS SUB-COHORTS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
"I think a good drug might fail in a clinical trial because not all the subjects have the same kind of Alzheimer's. Shubhabrata...
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Carl Kestens
- Mar 18
- 23 min
CJ Barnum spoke, I listened
Introduction CJ Barnum, head of neuroscience at INMB, has a talent for translating his superior scientific knowledge to a crowd. The...
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Carl Kestens
- Mar 11
- 4 min
THE TEN BILLION UNICORN IN INMUNE BIO: THE TESTIMONIALS SO FAR
Introduction Apart from the abundant preclinical data showing efficacy in animals, XPro has been tested in six patients in the Phase 1...
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Carl Kestens
- Mar 8
- 6 min
NFL AS A HIGHLY RELEVANT BIOMARKER IN AD AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES
What is neurofilament-light chain (NfL)? Neurofilaments, the larger group to which NfL belongs, are structural components of neuronal...
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Carl Kestens
- Mar 7
- 9 min
ANNOVIS: BUNTANETAP/ANVS-401/POSIPHEN AND MY THOUGHTS ON THE PREVIOUSLY REJECTED PHENSERINE
A small recap of existing drugs approved for AD There are four FDA-approved drugs for Alzheimer’s disease, three of which are...
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Carl Kestens
- Mar 6
- 6 min
THE CURIOUS CASE OF CORTEXYME AND HOW I RELATE IT TO INMUNE BIO
What most investors seem to forget is diving into scientific literature The trials and tribulations of the stock market seem, to me, in...
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Carl Kestens
- Feb 26
- 8 min
TIML/INKMUNE MAY DRASTICALLY OUTPERFORM CIML – A COMPARISON
Reminder of the NK cell activation threshold as a predictor of survival This, we know. · INKmune generates memory-like NK cells in...
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Carl Kestens
- Feb 20
- 16 min
INKMUNE AS A NEW APPROACH IN NK-TARGETING IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY
Summary: INKmune is an NK-targeting immuno-oncology drug allowing treatment in a wide range of NK-related cancers; INKmune’s production...
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Carl Kestens
- Jan 23
- 13 min
THE TEN BILLION UNICORN IN INMB: ON MY INVESTMENT THESIS AND INMB’s PRICE MOVEMENTS
In my mind's eye, these stairs keep on going into 2023 and the years after. INTRODUCTION The previous five blogs have laid out the...
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Carl Kestens
- Jan 9
- 14 min
THE TEN BILLION DOLLAR UNICORN IN INMUNE BIO: PARTNERSHIP/BUYOUT AND VALUATION CONSIDERATIONS
My views on possible partnership/buyout and valuation of INMB will be set out below. The highlights are the following. - I consider a...
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Carl Kestens
- Dec 29, 2021
- 10 min
THE TEN BILLION DOLLAR UNICORN IN INMUNE BIO, PART IV: A DEEPER DIVE INTO INKMUNE
The immuno-oncology platform INKmune of INmune Bio may be a better, easier to produce and cheaper product candidate than others.
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Carl Kestens
- Dec 21, 2021
- 14 min
THE TEN BILLION DOLLAR UNICORN IN INMUNE BIO, PART III: AN INTRODUCTION TO INKMUNE
INTRODUCTION As an immunotherapy drug candidate, INKmune seems by far the most commercially sustainable, undervalued that I am aware of....
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Carl Kestens
- Dec 17, 2021
- 11 min
THE TEN BILLION DOLLAR UNICORN IN INMUNE BIO, PART II
Drug XPro of INmune Bio has limitless potential in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers, ALS, MS, Huntington's, Parkinson's, ...
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