Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc has disclosed macrocyclic orexin OX2 receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of hypersomnia, narcolepsy and sleep disorders.
PGI Drug Discovery LLC, the drug discovery arm of Psychogenics Inc., has entered into an exclusive license agreement with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. to obtain global development, manufacturing and commercialization rights to RO-7117997. Psychogenics intends to evaluate RO-7117997 as a potential treatment for several psychiatric and neurological conditions.
Pear Therapeutics Inc. partnered with Softbank Corp. to bring a digital therapy for sleep/wake disorders to the Japanese market. Pear will develop the app, while Softbank will evaluate Japanese market potential with an option to negotiate an exclusive license for Pear’s Japanese sleep/wake disorder therapeutics.
Nextsense Inc. reported partnerships with global biopharma company UCB SA, Heraus Holding GmbH, the University of California San Diego and Emory University at its first public appearance at the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting in Chicago this past weekend. The Nextsense platform uses biosensing earbuds to perform ongoing electroencephalograms (EEGs).