Apnimed, Inc. announced today that it has secured $79.75 million in an oversubscribed financing round that extends its Series C financing to a total of $142.25 million. The financing was led by existing investor Alpha Wave Ventures and included existing investors Sectoral Asset Management, Columbia-Seligman Investments and Tao Capital Partners, […]
Pharmacological
Apnimed OSA Pill Completes Positive Phase 2 Clinical Trials
Apnimed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing oral pharmacologic therapies to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and related disorders, announced positive topline results from the MARIPOSA Phase 2b trial, an efficacy, safety and dose-finding study of one-month duration. The topline results were positive for the company’s lead candidate for […]
Apnimed Sleep Apnea Pill Granted FDA Fast Track Designation
Apnimed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing oral pharmacologic treatments to address obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and related disorders, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for its oral pharmacologic AD109 for the treatment of OSA. “Fast Track designation is a significant […]
Eisai to Present New Data On Lemborexant at SLEEP 2022
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced a total of seven poster presentations including the latest data on its in-house discovered orexin receptor antagonist lemborexant (DAYVIGO® CIV) will be given at the 36th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP 2022), to be held from June 4 to June 8, 2022, in Charlotte, NC. […]
Jazz to Present New Data at SLEEP 2022 Reinforcing Leadership in Sleep Medicine
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced that the Company and its partners will present 17 new abstracts from across its neuroscience portfolio at SLEEP 2022, the 36th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) being held June 4-8, 2022. “Our latest research being presented at SLEEP 2022 provides important insights that benefit […]
Idorsia Receives FDA Approval of QUVIVIQ for Insomnia
Idorsia Pharmaceuticals, US Inc. has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved QUVIVIQ™ (daridorexant) 25 mg and 50 mg for the treatment of adult patients with insomnia, characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance1. The FDA approval of QUVIVIQ is based on an extensive […]
Xywav Granted Orphan Drug Exclusivity for Idiopathic Hypersomnia in Adults
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Exclusivity (ODE) for Xywav® (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) oral solution, for the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia in adults, making it the second ODE for the medication following the exclusivity granted in the treatment […]
Investigational Sleep Apnea Pill Continues to Show Meaningful Benefit
Apnimed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing oral pharmacologic treatments to address obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and related disorders, today announced positive data across multiple endpoints from a Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, four-period, single-dose crossover factorial clinical trial (APC-003), and a 28-day open-label extension study, evaluating AD109 as […]
Jazz Presents Phase 3 Results of Xywav in Adults with Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc has announced positive results from the Phase 3 study of XywavTM (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) oral solution in adult patients with idiopathic hypersomnia, which will be presented during the Clinical Trials Plenary Session of the 2021 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting. The presentation will further […]
Apnimed Sleep Apnea Pill Secures $25 Million in Financing
Apnimed raised $25 million in a Series B financing led by existing investor, Morningside Ventures, and joined by new investors, Seligman Investments and Tao Capital Partners. The proceeds will support Apnimed’s ongoing development and commercialization plans. The company is advancing its lead program, AD109, an oral disease-modifying therapeutic for the […]












