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From ALS to depression to Huntington’s disease, many neuroscience-focused companies are anticipating key data over the next few months.
Anavex Life Sciences’ stock dropped by more than a third in value on Tuesday after results for a Phase II/III Rett syndrome study failed to impress investors.
After reporting positive mid-stage results for its LSD-based therapy for generalized anxiety disorder, MindMed’s chief medical officer sat down with BioSpace to discuss the path forward.
Over the past year, obesity treatments have become the focus of intense media attention and discussion in healthcare — with increased focus on Wegovy and Zepbound. This attention has highlighted the need to address the global obesity epidemic.
Patients treated with Longboard Pharmaceuticals’ bexicaserin saw a 32.5% drop in the frequency of countable motor seizures relative to placebo in a Phase 1b/IIa study. The company’s shares soared 316% Tuesday on the news.
Under the companies’ agreement, a previously disclosed option exercise fee of $75 million has been reduced to $10 million and the remaining pre-option development milestone has been removed.
In a Phase II study, Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ investigational fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor JZP150 did not significantly improve post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms compared to placebo.
The biotech’s investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment showed positive safety and tolerability with no serious adverse events in a mid-stage study of people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Gene therapy company uniQure announced Tuesday “ongoing evidence” of a clinical benefit for its Huntington’s disease treatment. However, investors were not impressed as the stock dropped nearly 20%.
On this episode of the Weekly: Biden administration puts pressure on the biopharma industry; renewed interest in psychedelics after MindMed announces LSD-based candidate meets primary endpoint; bluebird changes its tune.
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