Anavex Life Sciences Company Description

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. operates as a biopharmaceutical company.

It engages in developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, pain, and various types of cancer .

Its lead drug candidate, ANAVEX 2-73 (blarcamesine), 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 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.

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.

Country	United States
Founded	2004
Industry	Biological Products, Except Diagnostic Substances
Employees	34
CEO	Christopher Missling

Contact Details

Address: 630 5th Avenue New York, Nevada 10111 United States
Phone	844 689 3939
Website	anavex.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol	12X1
Exchange	Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Fiscal Year	October - September
Reporting Currency	USD
SIC Code	2836

Key Executives

Name	Position
Christopher Missling	Chief Executive Officer
Sandra Boenisch	Chief Financial Officer