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Modern Biosciences Limited

Modern Biosciences Limited is a UK company with status active founded in 2005.

CRN
05414023
Founded
2005
Age
21

Overview

Legal name
ISTESSO THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
Region
Unknown
Registered address
2ND FLOOR 3 PANCRAS SQUARE
KINGS CROSS
LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
N1C 4AG
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

Updated 06 Jun 2026 16:52

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Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

7 events
14 Apr
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

30 Sep
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

08 Jun
2026

Accounts With Accounts Type Total Exemption Full

Accounts PDF pending

AA | Transaction MzUyNTM5ODgyNWFkaXF6a2N4 | Paper/PDF filed

Published 08 Jun 2026 22:57

31 Mar
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Dec
2024

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

01 Nov
2024

Certificate Change Of Name Company

Change-of-name

CERTNM | Transaction MzQ0MTc0MTI4M2FkaXF6a2N4

Published 01 Nov 2024 11:18

05 Apr
2005

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

3 awards
First funded
2012
Funded years
2012, 2015, 2021
Age at first award
7 years

Projects

2021 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Demonstrating proof of concept of a first-in-class metabolic reprogramming agent that aims to promote myelin regeneration and anti-inflammatory effects in patients with Multiple Sclerosis

1 May 2021 to 31 Oct 2024

Awarded
£2,748,857
Total cost £3,926,938

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of progressive disability in young adults in the Western world. It can be a relentless, painful, and disabling condition. In a person with MS the immune system attacks the myelin sheath, a fatty protective coating that surrounds nerve fibres, which causes inflammation and injury to the sheath and ultimately...

2015 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Novel, oral bone-protecting compounds for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

1 Mar 2015 to 28 Feb 2018

Awarded
£2,400,000
Total cost £4,285,022

Modern Biosciences' novel bone-protecting agents programme aims to develop a new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other osteoimmune disorders. Rheumatoid arthritis affects 1% of the population worldwide and up to 40% of patients don’t respond to current treatments. Modern Biosciences' compounds represent a new approach to treating RA via the re...

2012 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Novel, oral anti-inflammatory compounds for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

1 Dec 2012 to 31 May 2015

Awarded
£1,562,595
Total cost £2,988,942

Modern Biosciences' anti-inflammatory programme aims to develop a new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and related autoimmune disorders. Rheumatoid arthritis affects 1% of the population worldwide. However, up to 40% of patients don’t respond to current treatments. Modern Biosciences' compounds represent a new approach to treating RA that reduces i...

Product types

Collaborative R&D