Sean Richardson – GM, Alexion Pharma UK
Sean Richardson discusses Alexion’s focus on rare and ultra-rare diseases, the level of support for these therapies from the UK government, awareness raising, diagnostics, and his future priorities. …
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Phytopharm is a development stage pharmaceutical company developing novel treatments targeting diseases with high levels of unmet need. Our lead series of compounds, the Sapogenins (including Cogane™ and Myogane™), has the potential to be a new class of therapy for neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease, ALS and glaucoma.
Phytopharm’s strategic direction has evolved from developing products extracted from natural botanical sources to investigating single chemical entities.
Phytopharm operates as a virtual company. We utilise a network of scientific and clinical experts to help guide our development projects with our experienced pharmaceutical managers overseeing operations.
Phytopharm is listed on the London Stock Exchange main list (LSE: PYM).
Cogane™ and Myogane™
Sean Richardson discusses Alexion’s focus on rare and ultra-rare diseases, the level of support for these therapies from the UK government, awareness raising, diagnostics, and his future priorities. …
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