Same Name, Different Company: Arena’s New CEO Cuts The Fat

It’s easy to see how Arena Pharmaceuticals grew to be a fragmented and strained biopharma company.

Founded in 1997, the San Diego, California startup was dedicated to the research and development of drugs targeting G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

Out of its preclinical research came a number of promising candidates. Among them; lorcaserin, a potential weight loss therapy.

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