Currently, there are no approved oral disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Blarcamesine (ANAVEX®️2-73) is an orally available small-molecule that has been shown to enhance autophagy and restore cellular homeostasis. Stabilization or restoration of autophagy may be an early preventative measure for AD. Oral once-daily blarcamesine may represent a novel treatment in early AD. Learn more about our novel efforts to address AD at anavex.com #Anavex #AlzheimersDisease #PrecisionMedicine
Anavex Life Sciences
Biotechnology Research
New York City, NY 5,909 followers
Anavex utilizes genomic biomarkers in precision medicine to treat severe neurological disorders
About us
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: AVXL) is a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Rett syndrome, schizophrenia and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, pain, and various types of cancer. Anavex's lead drug candidate, ANAVEX®2-73 (blarcamesine), has successfully completed a Phase 2a and a Phase 2b/3 clinical trial for Alzheimer's disease, a Phase 2 proof-of-concept study in Parkinson's disease dementia, and both a Phase 2 and a Phase 3 study in adult patients and one Phase 2/3 in pediatric patients with Rett syndrome. ANAVEX®2-73 is an orally available drug candidate that restores cellular homeostasis by targeting SIGMAR1 and muscarinic receptors. Preclinical studies demonstrated its potential to halt and/or reverse the course of Alzheimer's disease. ANAVEX®2-73 also exhibited anticonvulsant, anti-amnesic, neuroprotective, and anti-depressant properties in animal models, indicating its potential to treat additional CNS disorders, including epilepsy. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research previously awarded Anavex a research grant, which fully funded a preclinical study to develop ANAVEX®2-73 for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. We believe that ANAVEX®3-71, which targets SIGMAR1 and M1 muscarinic receptors, is a promising clinical stage drug candidate demonstrating disease-modifying activity against the major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in transgenic (3xTg-AD) mice, including cognitive deficits, amyloid, and tau pathologies. In preclinical trials, ANAVEX®3-71 has shown beneficial effects on mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation. Further information is available at www.anavex.com.
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- Industry
- Biotechnology Research
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York City, NY
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- Public Company
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Updates
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Anavex Life Sciences Announces Peer-Reviewed Publication of Oral Blarcamesine Phase IIb/III Data in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease https://lnkd.in/eBFaHUQj #Anavex #AlzheimersDisease #PrecisionMedicine
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New Phase IIb/III Clinical Data Demonstrates Over Three Years of Continuous Treatment with Oral Blarcamesine to Significantly Benefit Early Alzheimer’s Disease Patients More at https://lnkd.in/e-YRp6KB #anavex #biopharma #neuroscience #precisionmedicine
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Anavex Life Sciences to Present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference https://lnkd.in/e87Zpnpn #anavex #biopharma #neuroscience #precisionmedicine
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Happy New Year! Health and happiness to you and yours in the new year ahead. #Anavex #HappyNewYear
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Season's Greetings and warmest wishes for a healthy holiday season! #anavex #HappyHolidays #SeasonsGreetings
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Anavex Life Sciences Reports Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter Financial Results and Provides Business Update https://lnkd.in/eXn3x2Xk #anavex #biopharma #neuroscience #precisionmedicine
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Blarcamesine Receives EMA Filing Acceptance for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease https://lnkd.in/e58WpyEq #anavex #biopharma #neuroscience #precisionmedicine
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Anavex Life Sciences to Announce Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter Financial Results on Monday, December 23, 2024 Webcast and Conference Call To be Held Monday, December 23, 2024, 8:30 am ET https://lnkd.in/eFBBjksw #anavex #biopharma #neuroscience #precisionmedicine
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Anavex Life Sciences to Report New Long-Term Oral Blarcamesine Phase IIb/III Alzheimer’s Disease Data at J.P. Morgan 2025 Healthcare Conference - Topline data from ATTENTION-AD Open-Label-Extension (OLE) 96/144-Week trial - J.P. Morgan 2025 Healthcare Conference, taking place January 13–16, 2025, in San Francisco, CA https://lnkd.in/e-v8QkKt #anavex #biopharma #neuroscience #precisionmedicine