EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc

EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc (formerly Predix Pharmaceuticals Inc) was a pharmaceutical company based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Its products included the following agents:

PRX-00023—5-HT_1A receptor full agonist (later discovered to actually be an antagonist): for major depression and generalized anxiety disorder
PRX-03140—5-HT₄ receptor partial agonist: for Alzheimer's disease
PRX-07034—5-HT₆ receptor antagonist: for obesity and cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia
PRX-08066—5-HT_2B receptor antagonist: for pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

As of July 2009, the company was in the process of asset liquidation due to insufficient funds to stay afloat.^[1]

References

^ Weisman, Robert (22 July 2009). "Epix Pharmaceuticals of Lexington is latest biotech to fall to funding crunch". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2009/07/22/epix_pharmaceuticals_of_lexington_is_latest_biotech_to_fall_to_funding_crunch/. Retrieved 23 November 2011.

External links

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. web site

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