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The companies will co-develop the drug for additional indications beyond Huntington’s disease, while Prilenia retains rights in key global markets.

Over the past few months, Chinese developers of CNS and cardiometabolic therapies have attracted the interest of domestic investors, amid generally modest funding activity.

The Belgium-based firm will take the first-in-class drug, based on tick saliva, targets inflammation without increasing bleeding, into a Phase IIb trial is in preparation, supported by a new series B funding round.

Eisai is working on securing reimbursement across the EU for Leqembi now that the Alzheimer’s disease treatment has secured marketing approval from the European Commission.