NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd., a Swiss clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapies for patients with rare and complex central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders, announced that NLS has entered into an exclusive worldwide option agreement with Aexon Labs, Inc., a privately held U.S. company (“Aexon Labs”), […]
Pharmacological
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Presents Latest Advancements at World Sleep 2023
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced that the Company and its partners will present 14 abstracts from across its sleep medicine portfolio, including two oral presentations, at the 17th annual World Sleep 2023 Congress, held October 20-25 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The oral presentations include findings from the real-world TENOR study, […]
Promising Results for Pitolisant in Prader-Willi Syndrome
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. announced the presentation of new secondary endpoint data, including improvements in behavioral disturbances, from its Phase 2 signal-detection study evaluating pitolisant for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) at the 2023 Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) Symposium and Family Conference. The […]
Jazz Showcases Impact of Sleep Medicine Portfolio at Psych Congress 2023
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced that six abstracts presenting data from across its sleep medicine portfolio were featured at the 36th annual Psych Congress, held September 6-10, 2023. One of the accepted abstracts provided a comprehensive review of clinical data that assessed the impact of oxybate on sleep quality, sleep architecture and […]
Promising Results for Narcolepsy Type 1 Treatment, but Safety Concerns Arise
Takeda announced that data from the Phase 2 study of orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist TAK-994 in patients with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. These data represent the first-ever clinical data to be published of an oral orexin agonist in NT1. The […]
Avadel Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval of Bedtime Narcolepsy Treatment
Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval to LUMRYZ, an extended-release formulation of sodium oxybate indicated to be taken once at bedtime for the treatment of cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in adults with narcolepsy. With final approval, LUMRYZ becomes […]
ApniMed Secures $80 Million for Apnea Pill Phase 3 Trials
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, […]
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. […]













