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Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Biotech Specialty Pharma
3930 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA
phone:(734) 332-7800
fax:(734) 332-7878
Symbol AEN
Exchange AMEX
Founded 2001
Employees 14
www.adeonapharma.com
Research Sector Biotech Specialty Pharma
Summary Description
Developing innovative medicines for the treatment of serious central nervous system diseases - Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and age-related macular degeneration.
Management
- James S. Kuo, MD, MBA, CEO, President and Chairman; - David A. Newsome, MD, Sr. Vice President of Research & Development; - Julie A. Caudill, BBA, Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller; - Lara Guzman, BS, Vice President of Administration
Ownership
Financials Mkt Cap :16


* numbers in thousands
 

Keywords
alzheimer's disease, zinc, multiple sclerosis, estrogen, fibromyalgia, age-related macular degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis

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Updated: Nov. 09, 2011

Description
Adeona is a pharmaceutical company developing innovative medicines for the treatment of serious central nervous system diseases. The Company's strategy is to license product candidates that have demonstrated a certain level of clinical efficacy and develop them to a stage that results in a significant commercial collaboration. Currently, Adeona is developing the following product candidates: a prescription medical food for Alzheimer's disease, and drugs for multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and age-related macular degeneration.
Products / Services
1-Alzheimer's disease - Zinthionein - an orally active, zinc-based compound for the dietary management of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment (Status: pivotal clinical study) 2-Multiple sclerosis - TRIMESTA (oral, once daily, estriol)-an immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory agent for the relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis market in North America (Status: Phase II clinical trial) 3-Fibromyalgia - Flupirtine - a novel, centrally-active, oral therapy for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) (Status: partnered with Meda AB in 2010) 4-Age-related macular degeneration - Zinc-monocysteine - oral complex of zinc and amino acid cysteine for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (Status: clinical trial complete; developing further strategy) 5-Rheumatoid arthritis - dnaJP1 - an oral, once-daily epitope specific immunotherapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (Status: clinical trial complete; developing further strategy)
Strategy
Primary strategy: Focused on central nervous system diseases; license product candidates with clinical efficacy; establish large pharma collaborations Secondary strategy: Advance core competency in measuring metabolic serum zinc and copper levels. To further this effort, purchased Adeona Clinical Laboratory, the wholly-owned CLIA-certified clinical testing facility provides a broad array of chemistry and microbiology diagnostic tests in the Greater Chicago area.