Aestus Therapeutics Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. Sign License Deal for Novel Chronic Pain Therapeutic

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aestus Therapeutics, Inc. announced today a license agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas; Tokyo, Japan) to provide Aestus with exclusive, world-wide rights to the Astellas product FK614. Aestus will develop the product as ATx08-001, a novel, first-in-class therapeutic for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The first clinical trial will start later this year.

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