Prilenia appointed Frederick Munschauer, MD, MSc, FAAN, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
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“Prilenia is delighted to announce the appointment of Frederick Munschauer, MD, MSc, FAAN, as our Chief Medical Officer (CMO).”
— Prilenia team
Company
Prilenia
Dedicated to developing new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Industry
- Biotechnology Research
- Location
- Boston, US
- Company size
- 63 employees
Prilenia is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing novel treatments for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. Our lead asset is pridopidine, a first-in-class oral drug candidate with an established safety profile and potential in multiple movement disorders and neurodegenerative diseases affecting adults and children. Pridopidine is currently being evaluated in two confirmatory global studies for the treatment of Huntington’s disease (PRECISE-HD study) and for ALS (PREVAiLS study). The company is led by Dr. Michael Hayden, MD, PhD, the founder of five biotech companies and previous President of Global R&D and Chief Scientific Officer at Teva. Michael has directed the development of multiple innovative drug products, leading to 35 approvals between 2012-2018. The Company is based in Naarden, the Netherlands, Herzliya, Israel and Boston, MA in the U.S.
Founded 2018