Tag Archive for: Parkinson’s

Scenic Biotech Joins Michael J. Fox Foundation’s LITE Program to Explore New Disease-Modifying Approach for Parkinson’s Disease

Collaboration will evaluate Scenic’s first-in-class PLA2G15 inhibitor program in Parkinson’s disease Leveraging MJFF’s LITE consortium and world-class LRRK2 biology and biomarker infrastructure to test improving lysosomal health as a therapeutic angle for Parkinson’s disease Amsterdam, The Netherlands — 11 June, 2026: Scenic Biotech (“Scenic” or “the Company”), a neurometabolic company whose function‑first genomics engine has […]

Neuraxpharm and Dizlin Pharmaceuticals Announce Global Strategic Co-Development Agreement Bringing Next-Generation Drug-Device Therapy to Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Infudopa SubC® is a user-friendly and minimally invasive alternative enabling flexible dosing and thereby empowering patients with greater independence Düsseldorf, Germany and Gothenburg, Sweden – 8 July 2025 – Neuraxpharm Group (“Neuraxpharm”), a leading European specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to central nervous system (CNS) disorders, and Dizlin Pharmaceuticals AB (“Dizlin”), a Swedish R&D company focused […]

Asceneuron Secures $100 Million Series C Financing to Advance Groundbreaking Therapeutics in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Financing led by Novo Holdings, including new investment from EQT Life Sciences – LSP Dementia Fund, OrbiMed and SR One with participation from existing investors M Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, GSK Equities Investments Limited and Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. Funds will be used to progress lead asset ASN51, an oral small molecule OGA […]

Mission Therapeutics raises £25.2 million to progress clinical candidates in the area of mitophagy

• Developing novel therapeutics which enhance the removal of dysfunctional mitochondria, promoting cell health and function • MTX325 is a potentially disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson’s Disease with clinical trial due to start imminently • Backed by blue chip international investors Cambridge, UK – March 14, 2024 – Mission Therapeutics (“Mission” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotech […]

Vesper Bio awarded grant by The Michael J. Fox Foundation to assess sortilin inhibitors in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease

Copenhagen, Denmark, 23rd January 2024 – Vesper Bio ApS (“Vesper” or “the Company”), a clinical stage biotech and world leader in sortilin receptor biology, today announces that the Company has been awarded a grant (MJFF-024128) worth c.US$873,000 by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to assess sortilin inhibition in Parkinson’s disease. The […]

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