Adynxx Inc.
Stopping chronic pain before it starts
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Adynxx Inc.’s first clinical candidate is a one-time treatment to keep acute postoperative pain out of the brain. The same pain pathway-blocking strategy underlies a therapeutic pipeline the company plans to develop for the huge need for a better solution for the five million patients in the US who are treated for chronic pain annually.
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