Redpoint Bio Snapshot
Redpoint Bio believes a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. So, the development stage biotechnology company is developing compounds that make foul medicines, foods, and drinks a thing of the bitter past. The company is working on developing bitter blockers, compounds that will prevent taste buds from sensing bitter flavors in pharmaceutical products. It is also developing flavor enhancers which will amplify sweet, savory, and salty taste sensations in foods and beverages, and possibly make processed foods and drinks healthier. Redpoint Bio was founded in 1995 by Robert Margolskee to capitalize on a taste-specific protein he discovered four years earlier.