Bukwang Pharmaceuticals acquires Contera Pharma

Contera Pharma announces acquisition by Korean Bukwang Pharmaceutical JM-010 to enter global development for L-DOPA induced dyskinesia Contera Pharma (Copenhagen, Denmark) is pleased to announce that Bukwang Pharmaceutical (Seoul, Korea) has acquired 100% of Contera Pharma from its current shareholders. The shareholders received an undisclosed upfront payment and are entitled to future contingent and royalty […]

Contera Pharma: new name and organisation

Concit Pharma has changed its corporate name to Contera Pharma, effective from 19.11.2013. As of 19.11.2013 Don deBethizy is appointed chairman of the board. Don is the former CEO of Targacept, Inc a public biotech company discovering and developing novel small molecules targeting serious CNS disorders. Don will help the company to explore financing opportunities […]

Concit Pharma presents JM-010 at Sydney meeting

Concit Pharma will present JM-010 at the Movement Disorder Society meeting in Sydney, Australia June 16-20. The preclinical data suppporting the efficacy and safety of JM-010 as a new drug for treatment of L-DOPA induced dyskinesia will be presented on a poster. A copy of the poster can be obtained upon request (kbh@concitpharma.com).

Concit Pharma and Copenhagen University starts joint project

On October 1st Concit Pharma and Neurobiological Research Unit, Copenhagen National Hospital (Rigshospitalet) has initiated a research project supported by The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. The project will during the next two years focus on identification and characterization of new drugs for treatment of L-DOPA induced dysinesia.