SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Neuroscience announced today that Chief Technology Officer Kim Raineri and Chief Scientific Officer Xiaokui Zhang, Ph.D. will present at the annual Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa, held this week in Carlsbad, Calif. and live-streamed globally.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Neuroscience today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application, enabling the company to proceed with a clinical trial for ANPD001, a personalized (autologous) cell therapy to treat Parkinson's Disease by replacing lost dopamine neurons.
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Neuroscience, Inc., a private biotechnology company developing the first autologous neuron replacement therapies to treat Parkinson's disease (PD), announced that Kim Raineri has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer and as a member of the company's executive team.
San Diego-based Aspen Neuroscience closed on a Series B funding round of $147.5 million. The new funds will be leveraged to propel the company's pipeline of personalized cell replacements for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Aspen Neuroscience, Inc., a private biotechnology company developing the first autologous neuron replacement therapies to treat Parkinson's disease (PD), announced today that Ana Sousa has joined the company as senior vice president of regulatory affairs and quality, and as a member of the company's executive team.
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. today announced its launch following a $6.5 million seed round — led by Domain Associates and Axon Ventures and including Alexandria Venture Investments, Arch Venture Partners, OrbiMed and Section 32 — to develop the first autologous cell therapies for Parkinson's disease. Aspen's proprietary approach was developed by the company's co-founders, Jeanne F. Loring, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and founding director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at The Scripps Research Institute, and Andres Bratt-Leal, Ph.D., a former post-doctoral researcher in Dr. Loring's lab. The company was initially supported by Summit for Stem Cell, a founding partner and non-profit organization which provides a variety of services for people with Parkinson's disease. Aspen is led by industry veteran Howard J. Federoff, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer.