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Abreos Biosciences, Inc.

Abreos is developing a new generation of integrated therapeutics solutions for autoimmune disease, neurology and oncology. Our approach centers on off-patent or repositioned biologic drugs combined with our proprietary Veritope™ drug monitoring platform. Our technology enables measurement and purification of biological molecules – such as monoclonal antibodies –and allows precision dosing for the individual patient. Personalized dosing improves tried and true mechanisms of action to deliver best-in-class efficacy, safety, and value-based cost efficiency with minimal clinical development risk.​

http://www.abreos.com/

Actinogen Medical Ltd.
​[ASX:ACW]

Actinogen Medical (ASX:ACW) is an ASX-listed biotechnology company developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and the cognitive impairment associated with neurological diseases and metabolic diseases.

The Actinogen Medical management team and clinical and scientific advisory boards have extensive global clinical and drug development experience; including world-renowned Alzheimer’s disease and dementia clinicians and researchers, and industry specialists in drug development, clinical trial management, biotechnology investment and business development. The company is supported by leading global and Australian institutional investors, including Biotechnology Value Fund LP (USA), Australian Ethical and Platinum Asset Management.

Actinogen Medical’s lead drug candidate XanamemTM has been specifically designed to reduce production of excess cortisol in the brain. Chronically raised cortisol is a key risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, and the association between raised cortisol in the brain and cognitive decline has been well documented in the scientific literature. Drugs that reduce cortisol in the brain offer a promising new approach to slowing, or even preventing, the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease and a range of other neurological disorders associated with cognitive impairment.

Actinogen Medical has completed enrolment into XanADu; a Phase II double-blind, 12-week, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical study to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of 10mg once daily of Xanamem in subjects with mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. Actinogen Medical expects to announce the XanADu results in Q2 CY19.

Actinogen Medical has strong relationships with the global Alzheimer’s disease community and is engaging with prospective biopharmaceutical partners through proactive business development and attendance at global partnering and clinical meetings.

For more information visit www.actinogen.com.au  
For more information on the XanADu trial visit www.clinicaltrials.gov with identifier: NCT02727699​

https://actinogen.com.au/about-us/

​ANeuroTech

ANT01, a Phase IIa proprietary small molecule in the Prevention of Alzheimer Disease in well defined patients, is oriented to prevent in the US only at least 100.000 new AD cases per year by  treatment of 1M patients life time. After 5 years of planned launch in 2030 and with a peak sales of 10B, this will save US healthcare costs by at least 50B giving ANT01 a very  attractive value proposition.  

Up till date, via clinical case studies, we were able to demonstrate that short term intervention with ANT01 led to a clinical relevant diminishment of the identified clinical risk factors for the development of Alzheimer Disease. 

Objectives of ANT’ 2019-2022 Business Plan are: 
Further Development & Validation of ANT’s Marker in Prevention of Alzheimer Disease (Milestone 1) 
Proof of Concept Study in Prevention of Alzheimer Disease based on ANT’ Marker  (Milestone 2) 
Phase IIA Study with ANT’ Marker on ANT01 in Prevention of Alzheimer Disease (Milestone 3) 

The Proceeds required for these milestones in a Series A investment round will add up to 50 M USD i.e.: 
MS1: 5 M USD (tranche 1) 
MS2: 15 M USD (tranche 2) 
MS3: 30 M USD (tranche 3)​
​
http://www.aneurotech.com

​Atentiv LLC

ATENTIV is a commercial stage Neuro-Development company with a clinically validated platform of products and telehealth services for the durable remediation of childhood cognitive disorders without medication – beginning with ADHD followed by pre-MCI (Early Alzheimer’s). It’s proprietary platform of digital therapeutics activate the “rewiring” of the brain’s attention circuitry to rapidly learn and improve targeted cognitive skills that were developmentally delayed during childhood or have become impaired. Our therapeutics lead to durable and significant improvements in academic performance, home behavior and life success, while reversing the negative symptoms of ADHD. Atentiv plans to extend its therapeutic platform to other cognitive dysfunctions such as pre-MCI, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD and TBI.

In eight rigorous clinical studies, relative to the $2.2B leader in the $10.2B ADHD stimulant market, ATENTIVmynd™ Games have demonstrated comparable efficacy yet significant superiority in sustainability and speed of action with no negative risks of side effects, stigma or abuse. Most importantly, students experienced sustained grade improvements in math fluency and reading comprehension and 30-40% improvement in test accuracy and homework completion. Training is home administered and remotely managed by professionals, in approximately twenty-four 20 minute sessions/day, in 3-5 sessions/week, spanning 5-8 weeks for a total of 8 hours.

Large Healthcare Network Providers faced with value-based payment contracts are now developing broad system-wide integration plans for ATENTIVmynd across tens to hundreds of thousands of patients. In November 2018, Atentiv announced its first Co-development and Supply Agreement with Children’s Specialty Hospital of the RWJ/Barnabas Health System for product launch in Q4 2019. It is expected that aligned parties (payers, employers, pharma and technology cos) will also join this collaboration. Atentiv’s leadership team has significant transformational success and deep commercial and medical domain experience.

http://atentiv.com

AZTherapies, Inc.

AZTherapies, Inc. is a privately held advanced clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing breakthrough treatments for multiple neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation-related CNS diseases, including Alzheimer’s (AD), ischemic stroke and ALS.  Built around a broad IP portfolio exclusively licensed from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, AZTherapies’ initial product (ALZT-OP1) is a novel multi-action combination drug regimen to modify disease progression by slowing down or halting Alzheimer’s disease early in its development.  ALZT-OP1 addresses four mechanisms of action by treating the mechanisms associated with neural inflammation that triggers nerve death and progressive brain damage, and inhibiting amyloid-beta (Αβ) protein oligomerization and polymerization to aggregates that intoxicate neurons and interfere in their signaling as well as allowing the Αβ peptides to be removed from brain.  The ALZT-OP1 program is currently enrolling patients in a Phase III study under a Special Protocol Assessment with the FDA. 
 
The Company’s second clinical stage product candidate (ALZT-PSCI) is an adjuvant treatment for post ischemic stroke cognitive impairment, or PSCI. Acting to both inhibit mast cells that release cytokines and toxins, and to activate the M2 phagocytic state of microglia cells that absorb toxins, AZLT-PSCI aims to treat neuroinflammation that exacerbates areas of brain injury post-stroke. The Company’s IND for ALZT-PSCI has been accepted by the FDA, with planned enrollment of a 500 patient Phase II pivotal clinical trial across North America and Israel, which is planned for 2Q 2019.
 
The Company’s second-generation AD therapy (ALZT-OP2) has been through IND enabling NGI, toxicity and interaction testing and analysis.  ALZT-OP2 is a novel modified combination drug, dosed as a single inhaled capsule aimed at improving patient treatment compliance, and simplifying production and distribution.  We expect ALZT-OP2 to be ready for human clinical trials in 1H of 2019.
 
Separately, the Company has agreed to work with Massachusetts General Hospital to investigate the effect of its platform of neuroinflammatory drugs in ALS mouse models.​

​https://www.aztherapies.com

Bioasis Technologies, Inc.
[TSX.V:BTI] [OTCQB:BIOAF]

Bioasis Technologies Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing the xB³™ platform, a proprietary technology for the delivery of therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the treatment of CNS disorders in areas of high unmet medical need, including brain cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. 

The delivery of therapeutics across the BBB represents the final frontier in treating neurological disorders. The in-house development programs at Bioasis are designed to develop symptomatic and disease-modifying treatments for brain-related diseases and disorders. The xB³ platform technology is a non-invasive, multi-modal solution to the problem of transporting complex therapeutic molecules across the BBB. The xB³ platform has advantages over other BBB technologies in terms of payload flexibility and efficiency of delivery. The Company is also actively pursuing licensing and business development opportunities for the advancement of external neuroscience and oncology programs. 

Bioasis maintains headquarters in Guilford, Conn., United States. Bioasis trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “BTI” and on the OTCQB under the symbol “BIOAF.” For more information about the company, please visit www.bioasis.us. ​

https://www.bioasis.us

BlackThorn Therapeutics

BlackThorn Therapeutics is a privately-held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in San Francisco.

Our drug discovery and development approach builds upon recent advances and insights we have generated in understanding neurobehavioral disorders through a circuit-based approach vs. the historical categorical approach. By viewing neurobehavioral disorders in this new construct, we believe we can more successfully advance targeted therapeutics. We have a deep pipeline of best-in-class and first-in-class molecules targeting key neurobehavioral health needs.

The final element of our novel approach to central nervous system (CNS) therapeutics is the deep integration of advanced data science insights into our discovery and development processes. With advanced technologies in neuroinformatics, functional magnetic resonance imaging, gene-expression mapping, quantitative behavioral assessments, and digital biomarkers, we are re-envisioning CNS therapeutics to improve neurobehavioral health.​

​https://www.blackthornrx.com/

​BrainScope Company, Inc.

BrainScope is revolutionizing the rapid and objective assessment of brain-related conditions, starting with concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).  BrainScope’s technology platform integrates databases of thousands of brainwave recordings with AI technology, multiple assessment capabilities, digitized miniaturized hardware and disposable sensors, all covered by an intellectual property portfolio of >100 issued and pending patents globally. BrainScope has received five FDA clearances and ISO 13485 Certification, and has 25 peer-reviewed publications on its technology.

The Company’s first product, BrainScope One (cleared as Ahead 300), incorporates a multi-modal panel of non-invasive capabilities including EEG technology, and is the only FDA-cleared medical device that empowers clinicians to rapidly and objectively assess the full spectrum of concussion and mTBI at the point of care. BrainScope One is currently being used in practice by the U.S. military, ERs, urgent care and occupational health clinics, concussion clinics, universities, professional sports, and in pharmaceutical clinical trials. 

BrainScope has raised private funding plus $32mm from 8 research contracts through its technology development partnership with the U.S. military.  BrainScope was the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2017 Best Practices Award for New Product Innovation - TBI Assessment Solutions, a two-time winner of the GE-NFL Head Health Challenge, and received two nominations for the Prix Galien Best Medical Technology, regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for medical devices. The company is currently in discussions to leverage the technology platform to assess multiple neurological conditions outside of concussion/mTBI such as Alzheimer’s/cognitive decline, depression, stroke and Parkinson’s.​

http://brainscope.com/

Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
​[NASDAQ:BCLI]

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BCLI) is a biotechnology company developing innovative, autologous stem cell therapies for highly debilitating neurodegenerative diseases such as:

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease and Motor Neuron Disease)
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson’s Disease
Huntington’s Disease

Our platform technology, NurOwn®, uses proprietary culture conditions to induce mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to secrete high levels of neurotrophic factors (NTFs) known to promote the survival of neurons. Our research efforts have shown that these MSC-NTF cells might be an effective tool for battling neurodegenerative diseases.​

​http://www.brainstorm-cell.com/

Cantabio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
​[OTCMKTS: CTBO]

Cantabio Pharmaceuticals is a preclinical stage biotechnology company focusing on the research and development of disease modifying therapeutics candidates for Alzheimer’s (AD), Parkinson’s (PD) and related neurodegenerative diseases. Through its in-house drug discovery programs, Cantabio is targeting the reduction of protein aggregation and oxidative and glyoxal stress; major causes of AD and PD. Cantabio develops small molecule pharmacological chaperones, which act to stabilize the functional form of selected protein targets against their misfolding that occurs in disease conditions, when these proteins lose their function and/or become toxic.  Cantabio is specifically developing on the following therapeutic programs: (1) CB101: small molecule pharmacological chaperones targeting the DJ-1 protein for PD; (2) CB201: engineered cell-penetrant DJ-1 protein for PD; (3) CB301: small molecule pharmacological chaperones targeting the Tau protein for AD. ​

https://www.cantabio.com/

​Cerevance, Inc.

Cerevance is a pharmaceutical company focused on central nervous system diseases. Our strengths include a powerful technology platform, a pipeline of novel discovery-stage and clinical-stage compounds and a proven team. We believe that we are well positioned to deliver life-changing therapeutics for patients who have brain-related disorders.​

​https://www.cerevance.com/

​Click Therapeutics, Inc. 

Click Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes software as prescription medical treatments for people with unmet medical needs. Through cognitive and neurobehavioral mechanisms, Click’s Digital Therapeutics™ enable change within individuals, and are designed to be used independently or in conjunction with biomedical treatments. The Clickometrics® adaptive data science platform continuously personalizes user experience to optimize engagement and outcomes. Following a groundbreaking clinical trial, Click’s industry-leading smoking cessation program is available nationwide through a wide variety of payers, providers, and employers. Click’s lead prescription program is entering into a multi-center, randomized, controlled, parallel-group, phase III FDA registration trial for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adults.​

https://www.clicktherapeutics.com/

​Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.

Cognition Therapeutics is a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on the creation and clinical development of a pipeline of disease-modifying small molecule drug candidates that restore and preserve the building blocks of brain health and function, the synapse. The company’s lead candidate, Elayta™ (CT1812), was developed internally by a scientific team led by Susan Catalano, Ph.D., Cognition’s founder and chief science officer. Elayta is a proprietary first-in-class, orally available small molecule in Phase 2 development for the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. In October 2017, the U.S. FDA granted Elayta Fast Track designation and the U.S. Patent Office issued a composition of matter patent for Elayta.​

​http://cogrx.com/

CV Sciences, Inc.
​​[OTCMKTS:CVSI]

MISSION
At CV Sciences, our mission to improve well-being underscores our values, operations, and products.

OVERVIEW
CV Sciences operates two distinct divisions: pharmaceuticals and consumer products. These divisions are supported by our medical and scientific advisors and state-of-the art production facilities.

PHARMACEUTICALS
CV Sciences’ Pharmaceutical Division is developing synthetically-formulated cannabidiol-based medicine, pursuing the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for drugs with specific indications utilizing cannabidiol as the active pharmaceutical ingredient.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS
CV Sciences’ Consumer Products Division delivers botanical-based cannabidiol products that enhance quality of life. Currently distributed nationally in health food stores, health care providers’ offices and online, our consumer products brand is backed by a formal safety review, growing body of case reports, and physicians’ recommendations.​

​https://cvsciences.com

Demiurge Technologies AG

Demiurge is an AI-driven aetiology-first CNS drug discovery and development company in Switzerland with US$11MM raised since 2016. Demiurge’s business model is to build new companies (NewCos) with wordwide top-tier venture, management and scientific co-founders for each disease-specific aetiology and associated first-in-class pipelines discovered at Demiurge. Demiurge is now building the first NewCo with AI-discovered aetiology of Alzheimer’s Disease, there will be 2 more NewCos built with novel aetiologies of Parkinson’s Disease and FTD/ALS in 2020. 

www.demiurge.technology

​Engage Therapeutics, Inc.

In 2016, Dr. Jacqueline French of NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center told Greg Mayes about Staccato Alprazolam, an easy-to-use, hand-held inhaler in a phase 2a clinical trial with the potential to be the first rescue treatment of its kind that could terminate the current seizure. A seasoned pharmaceutical executive with decades of experience in the industry, Greg realized that he had the background and know-how it took to make Staccato Alprazolam a reality for the epilepsy community. Working with leading epileptologists, neurologists, and healthcare executives, Greg founded Engage Therapeutics with the goal of successfully completing the phase 2b clinical trial required for FDA approval and ultimately bringing the epilepsy community its first viable rescue treatment to terminate a seizure.

In 2017, Engage Therapeutics entered into an exclusive license and supply agreement with Alexza Pharmaceuticals to advance Staccato Alprazolam into phase 2b development as a treatment to stop seizure activity. The clinical trial began in 2018 in study sites across the United States as part of the process required to gain FDA approval and bring the product to market. The phase 2b clinical trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of Staccato Alprazolam in treating naturally-occurring seizures. Engage has recently completed the 8 patient open label run in of the phase 2B with successful results and is starting the 100 patient randomized portion in early December with a goal of completing the trial in Q3 2019.​

​https://engagetherapeutics.com/

​KalGene Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

KalGene is developing a unique therapy intended to treat patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is a progressive and non-reversible neurodegenerative disorder. KalGene’s product is designed to slow or halt progression of this devastating disorder, absent the side effect profile of the leading potential therapies in the pipeline. 

KalGene has advanced into preclinical development a molecule designed to address both limitations cited above by in-licensing two technologies from the NRC. The first is utilization of a naturally occurring peptide which disrupts the oligomerization of the amyloid peptide, reducing it to a monomeric, non-toxic form.  This approach avoids direct activation of the immune system which antibody-based therapies have encountered, resulting in frequent adverse events and significant reduction of the therapeutic window. The second advance is the incorporation into the molecule of a binding domain that targets a receptor on the blood-brain barrier, which facilitates rapid transport into the brain. Such approaches have been shown to increase by over 10-fold the amount of drug being delivered to the brain.

There are no other companies developing a disease-modifying biologic to treat Alzheimer’s disease that is actively transported from blood to the brain.  In addition, KalGene’s product is designed to overcome the safely issues with the antibodies currently in development.

The company Is currently seeking investors in an extension of the Series A and will advance the product into early phase clinical studies to demonstrate target engagement and safety prior to seeking partnering opportunities.​

https://www.kalgene.com

M3 Biotechnology, Inc.

M3 Biotechnology (M3) is a clinical-stage therapeutics company with a platform of regenerative small molecule therapeutics with the potential to permanently alter the course of disease. 
 
M3’s novel assets employ a completely different mechanism of action than current investigational and approved approaches by acting on a neurotrophic factor of a highly conserved mechanism of action. In addition to Alzheimer’s, the core technology and lead candidate has the potential to impact neurodegenerative therapies broadly, including Parkinson’s. Unlike drugs on the market for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s which offer only symptomatic relief, M3’s lead candidate offers the potential to slow or halt degeneration and potentially restore lost function. 

Phase 1a and Phase 1b clinical trials with its lead compound, NDX-1017, have been completed in healthy young and elderly individuals assessing safety, toxicity and tolerability while also evaluating a biomarker strategy. Phase 1b clinical trials in Alzheimer’s patients are ongoing. ​

​https://m3bio.com/

Metys Pharmaceuticals AG

Metys Pharmaceuticals is a drug discovery and development company located in Basel, Switzerland. Founded in 2013, the company is developing proprietary modulators of glutamate signalling for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and diseases. The lead candidate, MP-101, is a Phase 2-ready orally-active small molecule being prepared for Phase 2 clinical trials for prevention of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.​

​http://www.metys-pharma.ch/

Nemus Bioscience, Inc.
​[OTC:NMUS]

Nemus Bioscience (OTC: NMUS) is a publicly traded biotech company located in Southern California, dedicated to the development of bioengineered cannabinoid molecules designed to address multiple diseases, especially those of high unmet need. The molecules are derivatives of molecules typically found in the Cannabis plant and include a prodrug of THC and an analog of CBD. These synthetically produced compounds are designed to enhance bioavailability and pharmacokinetics resulting in therapies that can be optimized to treat specific disease states and are proprietary by virtue of a global patent footprint that includes composition of matter, methods of use, methods of synthesis and methods of formulation. Current markets addressed are global, multi-billion dollar opportunities led by ocular diseases such as glaucoma. Nemus is the only cannabinoid company with a multi-cannabinoid platform to address diseases of the eye.​

http://www.nemusbioscience.com/

​NeuroRx, Inc.

NeuroRx, Inc. is a clinical stage, small molecule pharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.  The company is built upon 30 years of basic science and clinical expertise in understanding the role of the brain’s N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in regulating human thought processes in general and in regulating depression and suicidality in specific. The company’s lead drug treatment regimen is NRX-100/NRX-101, the first sequential drug treatment regimen for Bipolar Depression in patients with Acute Suicidal Ideation & Behavior (ASIB).  We have also started to investigate our treatments for PTSD in patients with ASIB.​

​http://www.neurorxpharma.com/

Oryzon Genomics S.A.
[BME:ORY]​

Oryzon is a public clinical stage biopharmaceutical company and the European leader in the development of epigenetics-based therapeutics.

From its founding in 2000 through 2008, the company focused its efforts in growing a genomics diagnostics business model, providing genomics services to the pharmaceutical industry in Europe. In 2008, with the acquisition of Crystax Pharmaceuticals, we started our drug discovery programs in oncology and neurodegenerative diseases. Our business model is to develop our proprietary drug candidates through clinical phase II, at which point it is decided on a case-by-case basis to either keep the development in-house or to partner or outlicense the compound for late stage development and commercialization.

Oryzon is listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange since December 2015 (ORY, ISIN Code: ES0167733015). In the period 2015-2016, the company raised €32M, with additional Pipes in 2017 (€18.2M) and 2018 (€13M) where the company incorporated specialized investors from US and Europe.

The company has a broad and growing portfolio, with two compounds in clinical trials, Iadademstat (ORY-1001), a highly potent and selective LSD1 inhibitor that has been granted orphan-drug status by EMA, in Phase IIA in oncology, and Vafidemstat (ORY-2001), a dual LSD1/MAO-B inhibitor for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, in Phase IIA, as well as another compound in preclinical development, ORY-3001, a selective LSD1 inhibitor for the treatment of non-oncological diseases, and additional programs in other cancer indications.

From 2014 to 2017 the company had a collaboration with Roche relating to our lead oncology program and received +$23M. This asset is now being developed by Oryzon. The company has also obtained competitive US and European grants in the amount of €8M to support the development of Vafidemstat (ORY-2001) since the start of our CNS research.

The company has a seasoned executive management with vast experience in the industry.​

https://www.oryzon.com

​Pax Neuroscience, Inc.

Pax Neuroscience focuses on the neurobiology of depression and antidepressant action to deliver a family of products designed to facilitate depression diagnosis, tailor depression therapeutics, aid Pharma in designing new antidepressants and develop conceptually novel drugs for depression.  Pax is committed to transforming the standard of care for depression.

Depression is the leading cause of disability, worldwide, affecting one in six of us at some point in our lifetime.  In the US alone, total annual costs of depression are estimated at more than $200B. Depression diagnosis, often done by primary care physicians, who treat about 80% of depression, is subjective and often inaccurate. One third of those with depression do not seek treatment and most antidepressants require 2 months to achieve clinical efficacy, making trial and error drug selection the norm. One third of those with depression do not respond to any drug, increasing their risk for suicide.

Pax Neuroscience has developed a protein-based depression biomarker from blood cells that can be used to confirm depression diagnosis and then to guide and personalize drug therapy. In addition, Pax has developed a cell-based screen that is being used by Pharma to select compounds with antidepressant potential.  Prior and current studies have been conducted via two NIH SBIR/STTR grants. Data from SBIR sponsored Phase 1 clinical trial is currently being analyzed. Pax technology is protected by 3 patents.​

http://www.paxneuroscience.com/

​Pharmaleads SA

Pharmaleads aims to provide patients suffering from severe chronic and acute pain with improved pain relief without the side effects associated with other classes of analgesics.

Based on years of experience in the design of highly potent and specific inhibitors of enkephalinases, Pharmaleads has developed a new class of analgesics called DENKIs (Dual Enkephalinases inhibitors). These small molecules are able to provide patients with local and sustainable pain relief.

Pharmaleads’ DENKIs are first-in-class drugs with a novel mechanism of action tackling pain by using endogenous enkephalins, natural peptides that specifically bind to pain-related opioid receptors to naturally modulate pain without the side effects observed with exogenous opioid drugs that also bind to other opioid receptors, not involved in pain control and thus triggering multiple side effects.

Pharmaleads believes its products can change the lives of the many patients in need of improved treatment options for their chronic and/or acute pain, and could offer healthcare providers with a safe pain management option that helps address the opioid epidemic.​

http://www.pharmaleads.com

ProMIS™ Neurosciences, Inc.
​[OTCQB:ARFXF]

ProMIS™ Neurosciences, Inc., headquartered in Toronto Ontario with offices in Cambridge Massachusetts, is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: PMN.TO) and OTCQB (ticker symbol: ARFXF). ProMIS is a  development stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing antibody therapeutics selectively targeting toxic oligomers implicated in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s disease (PD).​

​https://promisneurosciences.com/

​Regenera Pharma Ltd. 

Regenera Pharma, a clinical stage company,  develops RPh201, a drug product for the treatment of neurological disorders. RPh201 is a well-defined botanical extract that has been observed to regenerate neural cells and restore function in preclinical and clinical studies. Regenera is currently running a Phase 3 trial in NAION (Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy) in the U.S. and a Phase 2 trial in Alzheimer Disease in Canada. Results are expected by the end of 2019. Regenera has a strong IP portfolio, consisting of 9 family patents that cover the drug’s use and its composition . CMC development plan is supported by the FDA.  Regenera’s dedicated team, made up of highly experienced industry veterans, is working tirelessly and meticulously to achieve the Company’s goal.

https://www.regenerapharma.com

Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.
​​[OTCMKTS:RLMD]

Relmada Therapeutics is a clinical-stage, publicly traded biotechnology company developing novel medicines for areas of high unmet medical need in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Relmada lead program, dextromethadone (REL-1017), is an orally administered N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist, which is currently tested as a treatment for depression in a Phase 2 study. REL-1017 is active on the NMDAR ketamine binding site and has demonstrated an overall favorable safety profile without ketamine psychotomimetic adverse reactions in two Phase 1 studies. In preclinical studies, REL-1017 showed antidepressant efficacy and effects on neuronal activity similar to that of ketamine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track designation for dextromethadone for the adjunctive treatment of MDD.

https://www.relmada.com

​Serina Therapeutics, Inc.

Serina Thearpeutics has developed a proprietary, clinical-stage polymer therapeutics technology based upon poly(2-oxazoline) – POZ.  We have a pipeline of small molecule polymer conjugates that are being developed for Parkinson’s disease (PD), pain, epilepsy and oncology. At this meeting you will hear about SER-214, a polymer conjugate of rotigotine that has completed Phase Ia in PD.  SER-214 provides continuous drug delivery following a single weekly SC injection. In addition, we will present preliminary data on the development of SER-240/241, a polymer conjugate of apomorphine that provides continuous drug delivery of apomorphine following a single SC injection.  Unlike current formulations of apomorphine, which result in inflammatory skin reactions and nodule formation – SER-240/241 does not promote any skin reactions when administered as a SC injection.  SER-214 is being developed for early PD, and SER-240/241 is being developed for advanced PD.

Serina Therapeutics was founded by the chemists and management team that ushered in the first generation polymer technology known as PEG. That technology platform led to thirteen approved products that have generated in excess of $ 170 billion in revenue. POZ has properties that distinguish it from PEG and many other polymers that are being developed for therapeutics – these include clearance entirely by renal filtration, absence of accumulation by tissues in the body, and POZ is completely nonimmunogenic. We believe POZ represents the next generation in polymer therapeutics technology.​

http://serinatherapeutics.com

​Stalicla SA

STALICLA is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focused, data guided, drug development biotech company incorporated in May 2017. Through an innovative systems biology-based platform (DEPI) STALICLA has been able to identify non-behavioral subgroups of patients with idiopathic ASD and corresponding first-in class treatment candidates, thus pioneering personalized medicines for ASD.

KEYPOINTS

• Q1 2018 successful closure of $4M seed round
• Development of a strong ecosystem with Key Opinion Leaders in the field of ASD (including Paul Wang as advisor to the SAB)
• February 2018, STALICLA listed among the top 50 startups in Switzerland (Business magazine BILAN classification)
• March 2018, first clinical validation of the ASD Ph1 subgroup through observational clinical trial at the Greenwood Genetic Center (SC, USA)
• April 2018, listing of STALICLA among emerging biotech to follow by Canaccord Genuity, a global financial services firm with strong focus on healthcare sector
• May 2018, official launch of STALICLA’s clinical development program with worldwide leading CRO, PPD. 
• July-August 2018, results supporting specific biological profile in ASD phenotype 1 vs other patients with ASD vs controls. Potential for first in class biomarker in idiopathic Autism Spectrum disorder
• September 2018, positive EPO Search Report with “intention to grant” for STP1 COM patent. Operating parallel EU - US and international filling strategy. 
• October-November 2018, Incorporation of STALICLA’s Computational Systems Biology physical HPC unit in Barcelona, Spain – incl. 4 FTE computational biology data scientists.
• November 2018, international patent applications, request for examination of the STP1 COM patent in USA, EU and other countries, filling new EU patent application and US provisional patent on specific metabolomic profile of ASD Ph1
• November 2018, first results supporting efficacy of STP1 on metabolomic profile of ASD Ph1 patients.

​http://stalicla.com

​T3D Therapeutics, Inc.

T3D Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2013 to challenge the prevailing thinking over the last two decades in the development of solutions to effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease. Our mission is to develop a ground-breaking, disease-modifying, new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Additionally, T3D Therapeutics is targeting treatments for other neurodegenerative diseases with an emphasis on Huntington’s Disease (HD). 

Fundamental to our approach to AD is the recognition that Alzheimer’s disease is a neuro-metabolic disease characterized by insulin resistance. As such, we must first address poor glucose energy metabolism and dysfunctional lipid metabolism in the brain which leads to neurodegeneration as evidenced by plaques, tangles and inflammation. 

The brain is the most metabolically active organ in the body and it relies on glucose for ‘fuel’. If the brain loses its ability to efficiently process glucose into energy and maintain lipid homeostasis, the brain becomes ‘starved’. This ‘starvation’ causes a wasting process that then leads to cognitive and motor function deficits – this is Alzheimer’s disease. 

Our lead product candidate, T3D-959, is positioned to become a transformational therapy by targeting both the brain ‘starvation’ (as a result of glucose and lipid metabolism dysfunction) and neurodegeneration of Alzheimer’s disease and by treating multiple manifestations of the disease.​

​http://www.t3dtherapeutics.com

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.
​[NASDAQ:TNXP]

Tonix is a research and development company that is focused on identifying promising new product candidates and advancing them through clinical development toward regulatory approval.

Tonix is currently focused on discovering and developing pharmaceutical products to treat serious neuropsychiatric conditions and biological products to improve biodefense through potential medical counter-measures.​

​https://www.tonixpharma.com/

Vitality Biopharma, Inc. - ​[VBIO:US]

Vitality Biopharma is unlocking the power of cannabinoid pharmaceuticals for treatment of serious neurological and inflammatory conditions. The Company’s operations include federally-compliant cannabinoid drug development and the launch of a specialty care treatment network in the United States focused on
the reduction of opioid dependence.

INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Vitality has developed a proprietary new class of cannabinoid prodrugs named cannabosides, including VBX-100, a THC prodrug, which avoids psychoactivity through targeted GI delivery.

Independent clinical results suggest that cannabinoids will help induce remission in Crohn’s disease, and that the vast majority of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)patients experience symptomatic relief, including 84% of patients who report improvement in visceral or pain.

Visiongain predicts that in 2018 drug revenues for treatment of IBD will reach $9.6 billion. The ultimate goal of clinical treatment is to obtain complete disease control and to stop disease progression. This includes remission of disease without use of steroids or opiates, normalization of inflammatory markers, and healing of the
mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to better clinical outcomes, reduced healthcare costs, and an improved quality of life.​

http://vitality.bio/