Neuren Pharmaceuticals hopes to develop long-term treatment for newborn brain injury

Neuren Pharmaceuticals hopes to develop long-term treatment for newborn brain injury
Neuren Pharmaceuticals chief executive Jon Pilcher says the Kiwi firm is in a privileged position. (Image: Neuren Pharmaceuticals)
Rebecca Stevenson
Neuren Pharmaceuticals' boss Jon Pilcher says he was punching the air after leaving a recent successful meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration.Neuren, a local company which develops treatments for neurological disorders including Rett syndrome, has been cleared to begin phase-three trials for the drug NNZ-2591 to treat Phelan-McDermid syndrome. It will be the first-ever phase-three trial in children with the rare genetic condition.The disorders Neuren targets for treatment with its drugs are often debilitating and can ha...

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