Aegera Therapeutics Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Aegera Therapeutics Inc. was formed in May 2000 through the merger of Apoptogen Inc. and Exogen Neurosciences Inc. Aegera will build on the neural signal transduction and apoptosis platforms of its founding companies with a goal of discovering and developing therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, peripheral neuropathies and cancer.
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