Description
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that is dedicated to the development of potential therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.
The company pursues unconventional approaches through lasting partnerships with industry leaders, scientists, doctors, and research organizations.
The Company is developing therapies for treatment paradigm for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and range of neurodegenerative diseases by keeping neurons alive. The Company is pursuing commercialization of its product candidate, AMX0035. AMX0035 is an investigational product comprised of two complementary active agents, sodium phenylbutyrate (PB) and taurursodiol (TURSO) also known as ursodoxicoltaurine.
AMX0035 is designed to target the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial-dependent neuronal degeneration pathways in ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases. AMX0035 keep neurons alive under a variety of different conditions and stresses, including in in vitro models of neurodegeneration, endoplasmic reticulum stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and disease-specific models of a variety of other conditions, as well as in vivo models of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and multiple sclerosis.
