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Amygdala Acquires Gilead’s Addiction Disorder Candidiate

Phase II ready asset has potential to become a treatment for addiction

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Amygdala Neurosciences Inc., a biopharma company developing drug candidates for addiction disorders, has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences to acquire GS-6637, a highly selective ALDH2 inhibitor with the potential to treat behavior and substance addictions based on a mechanism of action that prevents dopamine surges and associated craving without changes to basal dopamine.   “Completion of this transaction launches Amygdala Neurosciences with a Phase-2 ready asset that we b...

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