Axovant's Cupboard Is Bare After Lead Dementia Program Fails
Executive Summary
'New year, new me' is a mantra to be adopted by Swiss drug developer Axovant as it seeks new products to fill its pipeline. The CNS-focused company is floundering having ended development of its lead compound intepirdine following another clinical trial failure.
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