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Newron Pharmaceuticals - Sarizotan fails to shine

On 4 May Newron Pharmaceuticals announced that the pivotal Rett syndrome STARS study of sarizotan had not met the primary or any secondary endpoints. The company will focus now on its novel schizophrenia drug, Evenamide. This clinical programme, due to resume in 2020, is on hold due to COVID-19. Newron drew a €7.5m EIB loan on 15 April and had €39m in cash in December 2019.
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Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA

Newron Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. Co. is focused on the development of drugs for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and pain. Co.'s pipeline include, Xadago® (safinamide), for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and PD Levodopa-induced dyskinesia; Sarizotan, for the treatment of Rett syndrome (Orphan drug status); Evenamide (NW-3509), for the treatment of Schizophrenia and Clozapine-treatment-resistant schizophrenia; and Ralfinamide for patients with specific rare pain indications (neuropathic pain).

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Sean Conroy

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