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Sector leader

Francis Burrows, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer of Kura Oncology

Press citations

1

Topic

1

Diabetes

Last quoted

Sept 2026

Francis Burrows, Ph.D.: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
Chief Scientific Officer of Kura Oncology
Quoted on
Diabetes
Press citations held
1
Most recently quoted
29 Sept 2026

“Our preclinical findings have strengthened our conviction that menin inhibition has the potential to address the underlying loss of functional β-cell capacity, rather than simply managing its consequences. The consistency of the findings across Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes models, together with their translation into human islet systems, provides a strong rationale to advance KO-7246 into clinical development.”

Where Francis Burrows, Ph.D. has been quoted

  1. Kura creates Lilly-backed spinout armed with $50M to advance next-gen diabetes therapyfiercebiotech.com · 29 Sept 2026

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