RE: Morning all16 Apr 2026 09:29
Short answer: No — Loyal is not a direct competitive threat to Genflow right now.
But there is a longer-term, indirect overlap worth understanding.
Let’s break it down properly.
🧬 What Loyal actually does
Developing longevity drugs for dogs, not humans
Lead product: LOY-002, a daily pill for older dogs
Focus: metabolic & hormonal ageing pathways (e.g. IGF-1, insulin resistance)
Goal: extend healthspan and lifespan by ~1 year in dogs
Already:
Running large clinical trials (~1,000+ dogs)
Has cleared key FDA veterinary milestones
👉 Important: this is veterinary medicine, not human therapeutics.
🧪 What Genflow Biosciences Plc does
Developing gene therapies for humans
Core tech: SIRT6 gene variants
Focus areas:
Longevity
Metabolic disease
Now: muscle ageing (sarcopenia, frailty)
👉 Entirely different:
Modality: gene therapy
End market: human medicine
Stage: earlier than Loyal in clinical terms