Theranexus chosen by non-profit to advance Batten disease drug

28 June 2019

French CNS specialist Theranexus (Euronext: ALTHX), which is developing drugs modulating the interaction between neurons and glial cells, has announced an agreement in principle with Beyond Batten Disease Foundation (BBDF).

The Texas-based non-profit organization has funded research to identify and validate BBDF 101 for the treatment of juvenile Batten disease, and now it will jointly lead the clinical development program in the USA with Theranexus, in the hope of securing regulatory approval.

Theranexus has a six-month exclusivity period to reach a final agreement and, if it does so, will have an exclusive worldwide license for commercial use of the product.

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