SPRB - Nano-Cap Spruce Biosciences Collaborates With HMNC Brain Health To Develop Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder | Benzinga
Spruce Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRB) and HMNC Brain Health GmbH have collaborated to develop Spruce’s investigational product candidate, tildacerfont, and HMNC’s companion diagnostic, the proprietary Cortibon Genetic Selection Tool for major depressive disorder (MDD).
Spruce Biosciences is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing its wholly-owned product candidate, tildacerfont, for classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, polycystic ovary syndrome, and MDD.
“We believe that Cortibon has the potential to enable tildacerfont to be advanced as a precision therapeutic for personalized medicine in patients with MDD,” said Javier Szwarcberg, CEO of Spruce Biosciences. “Hyperactive CRF neurotransmission and CRF1 receptor signal ...