
Myoforte Therapeutics,
a biopharmaceutical company that spun out of Stanford University, is dedicated to the development of novel strategies to build muscle strength. The company develops drugs that enhance the regenerative process by capitalizing on the body’s own healing mechanisms.
Our therapy targets muscle stem cells (MuSCs) to rejuvenate muscle and increase strength.

Areas of focus
DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease characterized by muscle degeneration and weakness. DMD patients exhibit muscle atrophy at a young age, which gets progressively worse over time. The final stages of the disease are characterized by severe muscle degeneration, loss of mobility, cardiorespiratory failure, and death, generally before the age of 30 years. Our team is working on treatments to restore muscle strength in patients with DMD.
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is age-related degeneration of muscle characterized by a loss of muscle mass, strength, balance, and the ability to stand and walk. Sarcopenia is a leading cause of disability in the elderly resulting in a loss of independence, increased risk of falls, and physical disability. Although the impact of sarcopenia on healthcare costs and the quality of life is widely recognized, there are no approved therapeutics to treat sarcopenia. This motivates our work in this area.
Local muscle atrophy
Localized muscle atrophy can be severely disabling. Atrophy of muscles in the hand due to carpal tunnel syndrome, wasting of shoulder muscles after rotator cuff tear, and weakness of muscles after a hip fracture limit people’s ability to move. Muscle loss in patients with diseases like Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy are also severely disabling. Our proposed localized therapy aims to restore muscle strength for these and other conditions.
Company Leadership

Robert Booth, Ph.D.
Executive Chairman

Helen Blau, Ph.D.
Co-Founder

Scott Delp, Ph.D.
Co-Founder

Vivek Shenoy, MS, MBA
President & COO

Roopa Rai, Ph.D
VP, Medicinal Chemistry

Bart Swanson Director
Contact us
1455 Adams Drive #1293
Menlo Park, CA 94025