Emestedastat - Actinogen Medical
Alternative Names: UE-2343; XanamemLatest Information Update: 19 Sep 2025
At a glance
- Originator University of Edinburgh
- Developer Actinogen Medical
- Class Antidementias; Azabicyclo compounds; Ketones; Pyrazoles; Pyrimidines; Small molecules; Thiophenes
- Mechanism of Action 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II/III Alzheimer's disease
- Phase II Major depressive disorder
- No development reported Fragile X syndrome
Most Recent Events
- 15 Sep 2025 Meeting similar to that of Type C will be held for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with European Medicines Agency and subsequently with the UK MHRA and other regulators in 2026
- 27 Aug 2025 Pharmacokinetics data from a phase I pharmacokinetics trial in volunteers released by Actinogen
- 28 Jul 2025 No recent reports of development identified for preclinical development in Fragile-X-syndrome in Australia (PO)