Anavex Life Sciences
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental, and neuropsychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, pain, and various types of cancer. Its lead drug candidate, ANAVEX 2-73 (blarcamesine), which has completed a Phase 2a and a Phase 2b/3 clinical trial for Alzheimer's disease; a Phase 2 proof-of-concept study in Parkinson's disease dementia; and a Phase 2 and a Phase 3 study in adult patients and one Phase 2/3 study in pediatric patients with Rett syndrome. Its ANAVEX 2-73 is an orally available drug candidate designed to restore cellular homeostasis by targeting SIGMAR1 and muscarinic receptors. The ANAVEX 2-73 also exhibited anticonvulsant, anti-amnesic, neuroprotective, and anti-depressant properties in animal models, indicating its potential to treat additional CNS disorders, including epilepsy. The company's ANAVEX 3-71, which targets SIGMAR1 and M1 muscarinic receptors, is a clinical stage drug candidate demonstrating disease-modifying activity against the Alzheimer's disease in transgenic (3xTg-AD) mice, including cognitive deficits, amyloid, and tau pathologies. Anavex Life Sciences Corp. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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MiMedx Group, Inc. develops and distributes placental tissue allografts for various sectors of healthcare. The company processes the human placental tissues membrane, and umbilical cord and the placental disc utilizing its patented and proprietary PURION process to produce allografts that retains the tissue's inherent biological properties and regulatory proteins, including cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. Its patented and proprietary processing method employs aseptic processing techniques in addition to terminal sterilization. The company's wound care products include EPIFIX, EPICORD, and EPIEFFECT sheets for use as protective barriers that enables a healthcare provider to select an appropriate size graft based on the size of the wound to reduce product waste. Its surgical and other product offerings consist of AMNIOFIX and AMNIOEFFECT for applications in a variety of applications and surgical settings, including lower extremity repair, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, and various orthopedic repairs and reconstructions. The company's products are used in the areas of wound care, burn, and surgical fields in healthcare. It sells its products through direct sales force and independent sales agents, as well as to individual customers and independent distributors in the United States. The company has a strategic alliance with Vaporox, Inc. for the promotion of their wound care offerings. MiMedx Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia.
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