BMS Battles Deeply Ingrained Prescribing Habits in Schizophrenia as Cobenfy Misses Q3 Estimates

Bristol Myers Squibb; Cobenfy; schizophrenia; prescribing habits; dopamine D2 receptor; novel mechanism of action; quarterly earnings; drug market uptake; Alzheimer’s disease psychosis; atypical antipsychotics

MapLight Therapeutics Announces Pricing of $17/share IPO; to Raise Over $250 Million, Begins Trading on Nasdaq

MapLight Therapeutics; IPO; Initial Public Offering; Nasdaq; MPLT; Schizophrenia; Alzheimer’s disease psychosis; CNS disorders; Phase 2 clinical trials; Biotech

Neuphoria Scraps Social Anxiety Drug After Trial Failure; Minerva Doubles Down on Schizophrenia Therapy

Neuphoria Therapeutics; BNC210; social anxiety disorder; AFFIRM-1 phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; program discontinuation; PTSD; Merck partnership; Minerva Neurosciences; schizophrenia therapy

Big Pharma-Backed MapLight Plots IPO to Advance Neuro Pipeline

MapLight Therapeutics; IPO; neuro pipeline; Alzheimer’s disease psychosis; schizophrenia; M1/M4 muscarinic agonist; Series D financing; Morgan Stanley; biopharmaceutical; clinical trials

LB Pharmaceuticals Files for $228M IPO to Fund Phase III Schizophrenia Drug

LB Pharmaceuticals; IPO; Phase III trial; schizophrenia; LB-102; biotech; CNS therapeutics; bipolar depression; Alzheimer’s psychosis; amisulpride; FDA; Nasdaq