Pharnext : to Host Research and Development Day on October 13, 2020
September 29, 2020 at 02:30 am EDT
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Pharnext to Host Research and Development Day on October 13, 2020
29-Sep-2020 / 08:30 CET/CEST
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Pharnext to Host Research and Development Day on October 13, 2020
Event to be held virtually as a live webcast
PARIS, France, 08:30 a.m. CET, September 29, 2020 - Pharnext SA (FR0011191287 - ALPHA), an advanced clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new approach to developing innovative drug combinations based on big genomic data and artificial intelligence, today announced that it will host a research and development (R&D) day focused on the company's development efforts related to its lead asset, PXT3003, in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, from 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. ET / 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. CET.
Highlights of the event will include:
CMT1A disease overview including pathophysiology, disease burden and treatment expectations
CMT1A patient perspective related to quality of life and challenges
Overview of PXT3003'sclinical development and regulatory progress
PLEOTHERAPY platform process flow and potential in drug development
In addition to Pharnext's management team - Dr David Horn Solomon, CEO and Dr Adrian Hepner, CMO and Head of R&D - featured presenters include:
Mario Saporta MD, PhD, MBA, FAAN, Associate Professor of Neurology & Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami; Director, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Center of Excellence at the MDA care center, University of Miami
The event will conclude with a panel discussion involving the guest speakers together with Pharnext senior management and will provide an opportunity for Q&A.
All people interested, including equity research analysts, in attending the event may contact Janhavi Mohite at janhavi.mohite@sternir.com
Virtual Event Details The virtual presentation will be webcast beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. CET on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, and may be accessed by visiting the "Investors" section of the Pharnext website.
About Pharnext Pharnext is an advanced clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for orphan and common neurodegenerative diseases that currently lack curative and/or disease-modifying treatments. Pharnext has two lead products in clinical development. PXT3003 completed an international Phase III trial with positive topline results for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A and benefits from orphan drug status in Europe and the United States. PXT864 has generated encouraging Phase II results in Alzheimer's disease. Pharnext has developed a new drug discovery paradigm based on big genomics data and artificial intelligence: PLEOTHERAPY(TM). Pharnext identifies and develops synergic combinations of drugs called PLEODRUG(TM). The Company was founded by renowned scientists and entrepreneurs including Professor Daniel Cohen, a pioneer in modern genomics, and is supported by a world-class scientific team. More information at www.pharnext.com. Pharnext is listed on the Euronext Growth Stock Exchange in Paris (ISIN code: FR0011191287).
Pharnext SCA specializes in the development of drugs based on PleotherapyTM for the treatment of severe, rare and common neurological diseases (including Alzheimer, Charcot-Marie Tooth disease, Parkinson's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The company keeps creating new treatments by combining, at very low doses, molecules that are already tested for other diseases.
The group has a portfolio of 2 products in clinical development: PXT3003 (treatment of the orphan disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A) and PXT864 (Alzheimer's disease treatment).