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Prilenia Raises $43M to Advance Plans for Pridopidine

Prilenia Therapeutics has raised $43 million to support potential regulatory submissions and marketing of its lead candidate, pridopidine, for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The funding, obtained through a Series B financing round, also will be used to support the potential marketing of the candidate therapy for…

When a Season of Life Is Fading Away

I’ve been preparing for winter. I drained the hoses and hung them in the garage a few weeks ago. We used the lawnmower to pull Comet’s doghouse from our backyard to the front porch, where he will still be able to get into it after the snow accumulates. I called…

Surviving the Threat of a Bomb With a Dose of Aplomb

“All our times have come Here but now they’re gone Seasons don’t fear the reaper Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain We can be like they are.” I was 18 years old when the band Blue Oyster Cult released the song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.” Coinciding…

HEALEY Trial Fully Enrolled for 2 Regimens; Data Expected by Mid-2022

The HEALEY ALS platform trial, the first study to test several therapy candidates for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) simultaneously, has completed enrollment for at least two of its first three regimens. These include Clene Nanomedicine’s CNM-Au8 (NCT04414345) and Biohaven Pharmaceuticals’ verdiperstat (NCT04436510). The recruitment status…