Asceneuron
About Asceneuron
Asceneuron was founded in 2012 through a spin-off of Merck Serono’s Alzheimer’s drug discovery portfolio and research group in Switzerland. We are a privately held company financed by a strong syndicate of investors consisting of Sofinnova Partners, SR One, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), Kurma Partners and Merck Ventures.YEAR FOUNDED:
2012
LEADERSHIP:
CEO: Dirk Beher
COO: Christoph Wiessner
CLINICAL TRIAL:
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8 articles about Asceneuron
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Asceneuron Welcomes Barbara Angehrn Pavik as New CEO as It Gears Up for Next Phase of Growth
10/6/2023
Asceneuron SA announced the appointment of Barbara Angehrn Pavik as the new Chief Executive Officer, as part of a leadership transition poised to propel the company into its next phase of growth, with two compounds in clinical development.
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Ferrer Acquires Worldwide Rights to ASN90, an O-GlcNAcase Inhibitor From Asceneuron, Exclusively to Treat Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
2/22/2023
Spanish pharmaceutical company Ferrer and Swiss clinical stage biotechnology company Asceneuron announce the signing of a licensing agreement in which Ferrer obtains the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize ASN90 in progressive supranuclear palsy, an orphan, tau-related disease with a high unmet medical need.
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Asceneuron appoints experienced CNS clinician Dr Eric Yuen to the Board of Directors
5/20/2019
Asceneuron, an emerging leader in the development of orally bioavailable modulators of tau for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, today announces the appointment of Dr Eric Yuen to its Board of Directors.
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Asceneuron appoints Peter Van Vlasselaer as Chairman
1/17/2019
Asceneuron, an emerging leader in the development of orally bioavailable modulators of tau pathology for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, today announces the appointment of Peter Van Vlasselaer as Chair of the Board of Directors.
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Asceneuron initiates neuroimaging trial for tau modifier ASN120290
11/20/2018
Asceneuron SA announced today it has commenced a new clinical trial of its lead asset, ASN120290.
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Asceneuron Receives Regulatory Approval For Phase I Healthy Volunteer Study Of Oral Tau Inhibitor
4/6/2017
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Asceneuron Appoints J. Michael Ryan, M.D. As Chief Medical Officer
12/6/2016
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Asceneuron Receives Grant From The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research
10/6/2016