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QurCan Therapeutics Partners with Eli Lilly to Develop Nucleic Acid Therapies for CNS and PNS Diseases

Shots: QurCan Therapeutics has entered into an exclusive research & collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) Lilly & QurCan will collaborate on multiple research programs focused on the development of PLNP-enabled genetic medicines for CNS & PNS delivery, with QurCan…
September 15, 2026

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Definium Therapeutics Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for DT120 in MDD

Shots: Definium Therapeutics announced that the US FDA granted BTD to DT120 (lysergide) orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), following positive P-III results In the P-III Emerge study, a single 100 µg dose of DT120 ODT demonstrated an 8.1-point PBO-adjusted improvement in MADRS total score at wk. 6 (p<0.0001),…
September 8, 2026

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Insilico Medicine Expands AI-Driven CNS Collaboration with Tenacia in a ~$94.75M Deal

Shots: Insilico Medicine and Tenacia Biotechnology have expanded their AI-driven R&D collaboration to develop an additional CNS candidate with defined properties, advancing it to the preclinical candidate stage for neurological disorders The initial collaboration, launched in Mar 2025, combined Insilico’s Pharma.AI platform with Tenacia’s CNS expertise to develop BBB-permeable small-molecule inhibitors, with the program progressing…
March 27, 2026

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Insilico Medicine and CMS Enter Multiple Collaborations to Advance Therapeutics in CNS and Autoimmune Indications

Shots: Insilico Medicine has entered into multiple AI-powered drug discovery collaborations with CMS, focusing on advancing therapeutic programs across CNS & autoimmune disease indications As per the deal, Insilico will leverage its Pharma.AI platform for target discovery & small-molecule design & optimization, while CMS will lead clinical development, regulatory strategy, trials, & commercialization Under the…
February 11, 2026

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Ono & Reborna Biosciences 
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Ono Enters into an Option Agreement with Reborna Biosciences for RNA-Targeting Small Molecule to treat CNS Disorders

Shots: Ono Pharmaceutical entered into an option agreement to obtain exclusive rights for identified small-molecule compounds developed by leveraging Reborna’s proprietary RNA-targeting drug discovery platform Furthermore, the companies will collaborate to discover small molecule drug candidates for mutually selected rare neurological disorders Upon exercising the option, Ono will gain exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture, and…
April 1, 2025

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VIEWPOINTS_Meri Beckwith _2024
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Infusing AI in Clinical Trials: Meri Beckwith from Lindus Health in Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Meri Beckwith, Co-Founder of Lindus Health engages in a striking conversation with PharmaShots  Meri talks about bridging the gaps of clinical trials in CNS/Neurology by leveraging LLMs that are trained on nearly a million clinical trial protocols and simple machine learning models to monitor real-time clinical trial data  Meri highlights the importance of multidisciplinary…
May 8, 2024

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VIEWPOINTS_Dr. Samiah Al-Zaidy_2023
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Dr. Samiah Al-Zaidy, VP of Clinical Development at Passage Bio Shares Insights on Additional Interim Data from the Imagine-1 Study for GM1 Gangliosidosis

Shots: Samiah Al-Zaidy spoke about the interim clinical data from Imagine-1, P-I/II trial of PBGM01 for GM1 gangliosidosis presented at the 19th Annual WORLDSymposium 2023 She also talked about how the presentation at WORLDSymposium contributed to raising awareness about GM1 Gangliosidosis which is a rare and fatal disease The interview showcases Passage Bio’s mission to…
May 22, 2023

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