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PTC Therapeutics Enters into a Global License and Collaboration Agreement with Novartis for PTC518 Huntington’s Disease Program

December 2, 2024 – PTC to receive $1.0B in cash at closing –– PTC is eligible to receive up to $1.9B in development, regulatory and sales milestones –– PTC to share profits in the U.S. and tiered double-digit royalties on ex-U.S. net sales –– Novartis will assume global development, manufacturing and commercial responsibilities following completion of placebo-controlled portion of

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Sage Therapeutics ceases development of dalzanemdor in HD

The Phase 2 DIMENSION Study did not meet its primary endpoint Dalzanemdor was generally well-tolerated; no new safety signals were observed Based on these data, the Company does not plan further development of dalzanemdor CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 20, 2024– Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAGE) today announced topline results from the Phase 2

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LoQus23 Therapeutics announces £35 million financing to advance a new drug aimed at inhibiting somatic expansion in Huntington’s Disease

Cambridge, UK, 2 October 2024 – LoQus23 Therapeutics Ltd (“LoQus23”), a private biotechnology company investigating small molecule drugs that could stop DNA instability and slow neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Disease, myotonic dystrophy type 1 and similar triplet repeat expansion diseases, today announces the successful close of its £35 million (c.$43 million) Series

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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to PTC518 Huntington’s Disease Program

PTC518 is an oral medication that reduces the production of the mutated Huntingtin protein that causes disease progression.   Programs with Fast Track designation can benefit from early interactions with the FDA, and may be eligible for priority review and accelerated approval. This follows the release of 12 month interim data from PTC’s Phase 2 study, which

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Prilenia’s Pridopidine for Huntington’s Disease Accepted for European Marketing Authorisation Review

Prilenia, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the urgent mission to develop novel therapeutics to slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders, has filed a European Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for pridopidine as a treatment for Huntington’s disease (HD). An MAA

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Chronicle of a Relentless Quest: The Making of a Foundation

I belong to the third generation of a family affected by Huntington’s Disease, but it wasn’t until 2024, thanks to the tireless efforts of my second father, F. Cook, that we were able to confirm how the disease entered the family. My maternal great-grandfather, a Frenchman named Charles Novel-Catin (1883-1936),

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IROS, Prilenia and International Huntington’s Disease Association collaborate on first-ever Huntington’s disease (HD) trial in the MENA region

Abu Dhabi, UAE; June 19, 2024: IROS, an Abu Dhabi-based contract research organization (part of the M42 group), has partnered with Prilenia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company, and the International Huntington’s Disease Association (IHA) to plan the first-ever clinical trial for Huntington’s disease (HD) in the UAE and MENA region,

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uniQure Announces Positive Interim Data Update Demonstrating Slowing of Disease Progression in Phase I/II Trials of AMT-130 for HD

“We are very pleased with these new data demonstrating a statistically significant, dose-dependent slowing of the progression of Huntington’s disease and lowering of NfL in the CSF at 24 months,” stated Walid Abi-Saab, M.D., chief medical officer of uniQure. “We believe this is the first clinical trial of any investigational medicine

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PTC Therapeutics Enters into a Global License and Collaboration Agreement with Novartis for PTC518 Huntington’s Disease Program

December 2, 2024 – PTC to receive $1.0B in cash at closing –– PTC is eligible to receive up to $1.9B in development, regulatory and sales milestones –– PTC to share profits in the U.S. and tiered double-digit royalties on ex-U.S. net sales –– Novartis will assume global development, manufacturing and commercial responsibilities following completion of placebo-controlled portion of

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Sage Therapeutics ceases development of dalzanemdor in HD

The Phase 2 DIMENSION Study did not meet its primary endpoint Dalzanemdor was generally well-tolerated; no new safety signals were observed Based on these data, the Company does not plan further development of dalzanemdor CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 20, 2024– Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAGE) today announced topline results from the Phase 2

Read More »

LoQus23 Therapeutics announces £35 million financing to advance a new drug aimed at inhibiting somatic expansion in Huntington’s Disease

Cambridge, UK, 2 October 2024 – LoQus23 Therapeutics Ltd (“LoQus23”), a private biotechnology company investigating small molecule drugs that could stop DNA instability and slow neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Disease, myotonic dystrophy type 1 and similar triplet repeat expansion diseases, today announces the successful close of its £35 million (c.$43 million) Series

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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to PTC518 Huntington’s Disease Program

PTC518 is an oral medication that reduces the production of the mutated Huntingtin protein that causes disease progression.   Programs with Fast Track designation can benefit from early interactions with the FDA, and may be eligible for priority review and accelerated approval. This follows the release of 12 month interim data from PTC’s Phase 2 study, which

Read More »

Prilenia’s Pridopidine for Huntington’s Disease Accepted for European Marketing Authorisation Review

Prilenia, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the urgent mission to develop novel therapeutics to slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders, has filed a European Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for pridopidine as a treatment for Huntington’s disease (HD). An MAA

Read More »

Chronicle of a Relentless Quest: The Making of a Foundation

I belong to the third generation of a family affected by Huntington’s Disease, but it wasn’t until 2024, thanks to the tireless efforts of my second father, F. Cook, that we were able to confirm how the disease entered the family. My maternal great-grandfather, a Frenchman named Charles Novel-Catin (1883-1936),

Read More »

IROS, Prilenia and International Huntington’s Disease Association collaborate on first-ever Huntington’s disease (HD) trial in the MENA region

Abu Dhabi, UAE; June 19, 2024: IROS, an Abu Dhabi-based contract research organization (part of the M42 group), has partnered with Prilenia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company, and the International Huntington’s Disease Association (IHA) to plan the first-ever clinical trial for Huntington’s disease (HD) in the UAE and MENA region,

Read More »

uniQure Announces Positive Interim Data Update Demonstrating Slowing of Disease Progression in Phase I/II Trials of AMT-130 for HD

“We are very pleased with these new data demonstrating a statistically significant, dose-dependent slowing of the progression of Huntington’s disease and lowering of NfL in the CSF at 24 months,” stated Walid Abi-Saab, M.D., chief medical officer of uniQure. “We believe this is the first clinical trial of any investigational medicine

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