Lunai Bioworks Launches New Drug Discovery Program for Alcohol Use Disorder

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

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Lunai Bioworks completed a key commercial milestone under its NIH STTR-supported initiative, generating high-resolution, multidimensional behavioral signatures of ethanol exposure and alcohol withdrawal. Using high-throughput vertebrate screening, the company identified distinct, reproducible neurobehavioral phenotypes that are only partially addressed by currently approved therapies, highlighting previously underexplored biological mechanisms with strong translational potential. Based on these results, the company has initiated a new commercial drug discovery program targeting Alcohol Use Disorder, a condition affecting approximately 30 million individuals in the U.S. alone, with over 95% receiving no effective pharmacologic treatment. Lunai's AUD program is designed to advance differentiated, mechanism-informed therapeutic candidates toward clinical translation, while remaining strategically positioned for partnerships, licensing, and non-dilutive funding opportunities. With scalable screening infrastructure now operational, the company believes the program can rapidly progress toward candidate nomination and downstream development. The program is supported by a Small Business Technology Transfer grant from the National Institutes of Health and is being conducted in collaboration with Dr. Calum MacRae, Vice Chair, Scientific Innovation at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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Lunai Bioworks, Inc., formerly Renovaro Inc., is focused on AI-powered biodefense, drug discovery and advanced diagnostics. The Company is engaged in harnessing advanced computational biology and AI/machine learning to accelerate drug discovery, diagnostics and strengthen biosecurity capabilities. From high-resolution phenotyping to predictive disease modeling, the Company is pioneering a new era of precision diagnostics-where early detection, patient stratification, and therapeutic targeting converge into a single, adaptive platform. These are designed to transform clinical decision-making, reduce time-to-treatment, and unlock previously inaccessible insights from biological data. Its proprietary platforms in translational analytics, in vivo modeling, and machine vision-accelerating biomarker discovery and therapeutic development in precision neurology and infectious disease.

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Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.