AbbVie Inc.'s recent regulatory setback for a promising Parkinson's disease product has not skewed the US major's interest in the neurodegenerative disease, as the acquisition of Mitokinin, Inc. clearly shows.
AbbVie’s Parkinson’s Plans Back In The PINK With Mitokinin Buy
Just over six months after getting a complete response letter for its prodrug carbidopa and levodopa combination product, the US major has acquired Mitokinin and its selective PINK1 activator which could potentially be a disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

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