Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
XENE
$55.23
-$2.67-4.61%
NASDAQ
Corporate Info
Website
Phone Number
604 484 3300
Address
200-3650 Gilmore Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 4W8
Burnaby, BC V5G 4W8
Country
Canada
Year Founded
1996
Details
Sector
Health Care
Industry
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Employees
364
Business Description
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and delivery of therapeutics to treat patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders. Its product candidates include Azetukalner, a novel, potent Kv7 potassium channel opener which is in Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of epilepsy, including focal onset seizures, and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures, as well as neuropsychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar depression. In addition, the company’s Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose/Multiple Ascending Dose products include XEN1701 targeting the sodium channel and XEN1120 targeting the Kv7 potassium channel for the treatment of pain. The company has a license and collaboration agreement with Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. for the development of NBI-921355, a Nav1.2/1.6 sodium channel inhibitor that is in Phase 1 clinical trials for the treatment of certain types of epilepsy. Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.