Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Memory Pharmaceuticals intends to discover and develop drugs to treat mild-to-moderate dementia caused by disease, traumatic injury, or aging. Its technology is based on the work of Dr. Eric Kandel, one of the pioneers in discovering the molecular mechanisms of long-term memory formation.
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