Business:
Novel central nervous system-targeted assets
Drug notes:
LP659 Clin0 neurological diseases; LP143 RD undisclosed; nelotanserin RD undisclosed
About:
Longboard Pharmaceuticals is developing therapies for patients with neurological and rare diseases. Many important categories of drugs target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that regulate various biological processes within cells. Longboard was conceived to advance a portfolio of drugs that are highly selective for GPCs using their expertise in drug development and optimization. Their lead program, LP352, is an oral small molecule that binds the GPCR 5-HT2C, which Longboard is testing as a treatment of seizures associated with patients with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy syndromes.