In the two years since Aptinyx was spun-out from predecessor Naurex, the US biotech has gone from being a preclinical company to one with two Phase II programs and a third to enter that stage in 3Q 2018. Company president and CEO, Norbert Riedel met up with Scrip at the 2018 Biotech Showcase and revealed how Aptinyx intends to spend the $70m it raised in a series B financing late last year.
Aptinyx president and CEO Norbert Riedel speaks to Scrip
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