Top 10 Parkinson's disease startups in USA

Oct 12, 2024 | By Jason Kwon

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Funding: $1.1B
Neurodegenerative diseases are one of the largest medical challenges of our time. Denali Therapeutics is dedicated to defeating neurodegenerative diseases through rigorous therapeutic discovery and development.
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Funding: $374M
Voyager Therapeutics is a clinical stage gene therapy company developing life-changing treatments for severe diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). Gene therapy has the potential to transform the treatment of CNS and other diseases by providing a one-time therapy that dramatically improves patients' lives.
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Funding: $272M
Aspen Neuroscience is a private biotechnology company that uses innovative genomic approaches combined with stem cell biology.
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Funding: $260M
Neurocrine Biosciences engages in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of neurological and endocrine-related diseases.
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Funding: $213.5M
Neuron23 is a developer of drugs intended to treat Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
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Funding: $181.2M
Skyhawk's is developing small molecule therapeutics that correct RNA expression.Their proprietary technology enables the rational design of small molecules that target the RNA splicing process.They are now developing drug candidates for cancer, neurological disease, and rare disease.
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Funding: $148.3M
Cala Health is a medical technology company pioneering a new class of electrical medicine called neuroperipheral therapy. Neuroperipheral therapy has the potential to address chronic disease by externally stimulating peripheral nerves with body-worn electronics. Cala Health is bringing together experts in neuroscience, consumer electronics, and medical devices to develop accessible therapies that treat chronic disease non-invasively.
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Funding: $137.4M
Yumanity Therapeutics is transforming drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases caused by protein misfolding. Yumanity is working to identify and develop new, disease-modifying therapies that address several illnesses with critical unmet medical needs. The initial focus of the company is neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Funding: $134.1M
We use genomic data to find better drugs, faster. We find new cures for brain diseases 1000X more cheaply and quickly using our proven network algorithms.
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Funding: $129M
Prevail Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing novel gene therapies for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Editor: Jason Kwon
Jason Kwon is a senior editor for MedicalStartups. He has previously covered the pharmaceutical and medical research industries for FDAnews and worked as a head of marketing for medical startup Sonic Therapeutics. Before that, he co-founded a startup consulting business for emerging entrepreneurial hubs in Asia. Jason graduated from St. Bonaventure University’s journalism school. In his free time, Jason enjoys yoga, watching movie trailers, traveling to places where he can't get cell service. You can contact Jason at jaskwon(at)medicalstartups(dot)com