About
Contera Pharma
Contera Pharma is a Danish biotech company transforming RNA therapeutics with a proprietary discovery platform that uncovers new opportunities in diseases with significant unmet needs.
Foundation and core beliefs
Our Ambition
Many diseases are complex and have few effective therapies. By leveraging our innovative platform technology, we aim to create novel, life-changing therapeutics for patients who currently have limited options.
Our Foundation
Our employees are the foundation for the growth and progress of Contera Pharma. We are agile, ambitious and committed to make a difference for patients. We seek synergies in partnerships and collaborations to accomplish our goals.
Our Science
Our science is based on a precision medicine approach integrating external and internal data sources to support rational ID & selection of human disease-validated drug discovery targets to identify novel pipeline opportunities in neurological disorders.
Our Science
Our science is based on a precision medicine approach integrating external and internal data sources to support rational ID & selection of human disease-validated drug discovery targets to identify novel pipeline opportunities in neurological disorders.
Our
Partnerships
We focus on achieving our goal of expanding our pipeline and deliver innovative treatment options to patients by using best practice with partners creating strong synergies and value for both drug discovery and pipeline programs.
Recent News
October 20, 2025
Lundbeck and Contera Pharma announce research collaboration to advance RNA-targeting medicines for serious neurological conditions
Valby, Denmark, 20 October 2025 – H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) and Contera Pharma today announced a strategic research collaboration aiming to accelerate the…
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September 17, 2025
Contera Pharma announces positive topline results in Phase 1b trial of CP-012, a novel therapy to treat nocturnal immobility and morning akinesia in Parkinson’s disease
Hørsholm, September 17, 2025 - Contera Pharma A/S, a clinical-stage biotech company pioneering innovative treatments for neurological disorders, has announced positive topline…
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Pipeline
CP-012
Levodopa is the gold-standard for treatment in Parkinson`s disease, but patients often need to administer up to 6-8 doses daily due to its short half-life and wearing-off. Since frequent dosing is not possible at nighttime, around 60% of patients suffer from disabling nocturnal and early morning muscle stiffness known as early morning akinesia.
CP-102
CP-102 is a novel therapeutic approach by which Contera Pharma aims to normalize NAA levels in the brain of Canavan disease patients via administration of a first-in-class antisense oligonucleotide, thereby slowing or stopping disease progression. Parkinson’s disease.
Business
development
We have a collaborative, science-driven culture that is strengthened through a series of partnerships with leading academic institutions and companies – we actively pursue partnering & licensing opportunities and aim to be the partner of choice within neurological disorders.
Our
Team
Thomas Sager is Ph.D. in neuroscience and has more 24 years’ experience in drug discovery. After receiving his Ph.D. degree, he has been working in both the biotech and pharma industry. The focus of his professional career has always been ascribed to disorders within the central nervous system and related disorders with the ambition to seek new treatments options.
Recent News
October 20, 2025
Lundbeck and Contera Pharma announce research collaboration to advance RNA-targeting medicines for serious neurological conditions
Valby, Denmark, 20 October 2025 – H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) and Contera Pharma today announced a strategic research collaboration aiming to accelerate the…
Read more
September 17, 2025
Contera Pharma announces positive topline results in Phase 1b trial of CP-012, a novel therapy to treat nocturnal immobility and morning akinesia in Parkinson’s disease
Hørsholm, September 17, 2025 - Contera Pharma A/S, a clinical-stage biotech company pioneering innovative treatments for neurological disorders, has announced positive topline…
Read more
Contact us
Contera Pharma
Contera Pharma A/S
Venlighedsvej 4
2970 Hørsholm
Denmark
Thomas Sager, CEO
info@conterapharma.com