"We are delighted to be entering this early-stage R&D collaboration with argenx. argenx is one of the industry's most exciting companies, and their belief in our pipeline is an important validation for us. The future of drug development in neurodegenerative disorders is a combinatorial approach, and we look forward to working with such a high-quality team" said Anjan Aralihalli, Founder of Raya Therapeutic Inc.

"I cannot overstate the importance of the potential of combination studies for neurodegenerative diseases. Testing combinations of novel drugs is uncharted territory, and yet deeply needed for efficacious future therapies" said Dr. Leonard van den Berg, Director of the Netherlands ALS Center, Chairman of the European Network to Cure ALS (ENCALS), a network of the European ALS Centres and the Treatment Research Initiative to Cure ALS (TRICALS).