Bayer's Bets In Parkinson's Start To Bear Fruit

The German major is kicking off Phase II trials for a cell therapy and a gene therapy that could be gamechangers for the progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 10 million people worldwide.

Seth Ettenberg
Seth Ettenberg • Source: BlueRock Therapeutics

Current treatments for Parkinson's still only provide symptomatic relief but Bayer AG is hopeful that a couple of its cell and gene therapies being developed by its wholly owned subsidiaries BlueRock Therapeutics LP and Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. could potentially offer a paradigm shift in tackling the disease.

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