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Drug Development

Sunovion and Otsuka partner to develop psychiatric drugs

by Megha Satyanarayana
October 9, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 37

 

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals and Otsuka Pharmaceutical have agreed to jointly develop four Sunovion compounds for psychiatric diseases. Sunovion will receive $270 million up front, plus milestone payments of up to $620 million. The compounds are ulotaront, a trace amine–associated receptor 1 agonist for the treatment of schizophrenia, in Phase 3 trials; a nonracemic ratio of amisulpride enantiomers for use in bipolar disorder, in Phase 3 trials; and depression and Alzheimer’s disease compounds in Phase 1 trials.

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