Lophora Receives Approval from EMA to Initiate Phase I Clinical Trial for LPH-5, a Promising Treatment for Depression.

Lophora, a clinical-stage CNS drug discovery company developing novel, next generation 5HT2AR therapeutics to treat psychiatric disorders, announced today that it has received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to commence a Phase I, first-in-man, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-dose escalation study for LPH-5. This study will investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic properties of […]

Lophora Submits Clinical Trial Authorisation (CTA) Application to the French Medicines Agency (ANSM) for lead CNS drug LPH-5.

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Lophora, a clinical-stage CNS drug discovery company developing novel, next generation 5HT2ARA medicines to treat a multitude of psychiatric disorders, announced today that it has submitted a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) for its lead drug program LPH-5. The CTA is directed towards a Phase I first-in-human study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and potential […]

Lophora Closes Bridge Round to Strengthen Global Patent Portfolio and prepare for Phase I

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Founded by initial investments from BII (Novo Nordisk Foundation), Vækstfonden (EIFO) and Innovation Fund Denmark, Lophora has received additional support of ~US$1M from a syndicate of family offices and experienced biotech investors. The new investment allows Lophora to strengthen its global composition of matter patent portfolio and produce GMP-grade drug product of its first-in-class lead candidate LPH-5, which is ready to enter Phase I studies.

Lophora enters Research Collaboration with Beckley Psytech

Lophora and Beckley Psytech Limited, a private company dedicated to addressing neurological and psychiatric disorders through the novel application of psychedelic medicines, today announced the companies have entered into a research and development collaboration. Under the terms of the agreement Beckley Psytech will jointly fund continuing development of the Lophora pipeline and collaborate broadly on […]